IC-NRLF 


OF-  THE 

UNIVERSITY 

OF 


GEADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

SIXTH,  SEVENTH,  AND  EIGHTH 
YEAR  GRADES 


GRADED 
LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


SIXTH,  SEVENTH,  AND  EIGHTH 
YEAR  GRADES 


BY 


WILLIAM  C.  DOUB 

N 

EX-SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS  FOR  KERN  COUNTY,  CALIFORNIA 

AUTHOR   OF   "  EDUCATIONAL   QUESTIONS,"    "  TOPICAL  DISCUSSION   OF 

GEOGRAPHY,"    "  TEACHERS'    MANUAL   AND   COURSE  OF   STUDY 

IN   HISTORY   AND   CIVICS,"    "A   HISTORY   OF   THE 

UNITED    STATES,"     ETC. 


DOUB  &  COMPANY 

SAN  FRANCISCO 
1907 

All  rights  reserved 


COPYRIGHT,   1907 

BY  DOUB  &  COMPANY 


EDUCATIOH  LIBS* 

Set  up,  electrotyped,  and  published  February.  1907 


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PREFACE  (J 

Some  twenty-five  or  thirty  years  ago  spelling  was  taught 
almost  entirely  by  the  oral  method.  Since  then  it  has  come 
to  be  taught  almost  entirely  through  written  exercises.  Many 
people  believe  that  the  school  children  of  today  cannot  spell 
as  well  as  could  those  of  twenty-five  years  ago,  and  some  have 
attributed  the  cause  to  this  change  in  method.  Others  have 
attributed  it  to  the  fact  that  the  subject  of  spelling  is  not  given 
as  important  a  place  in  courses  of  study  as  in  former  years. 
While  there  is  much  merit  in  the  last  contention,  it  is  not  the 
main  reason  why  better  results  are  not  being  secured  in  the 
schools  from  the  time  devoted  to  spelljng.  The  failure  to  em- 
ploy in  the  school  room  the  principles  of  pedagogy  which 
underlie  teaching  and  learning  to  spell,  constitutes  the  main 
reason,  and  it  is  to  these  principles  that  special  attention  is 
directed. 

When  a  person  spells  a  word  correctly  he  does  so  as  a  result 
of  one  or  more  of  these  three  conditions:  (1)  He  remembers 
the  letters  and  their  positions  in  the  word  as  a  matter  of  mem- 
ory purely,  as  he  remembers  the  color  and  order  of  a  number 
of  houses  on  a  street  he  has  frequently  traveled;  (2)  he 
determines  the  letters  and  their  positions  in  the  word  from 
the  sounds  resulting  from  its  proper  pronunciation,  bearing  in 
mind,  as  a  matter  of  pure  memory,  those  words  in  which  a 
letter  has  not  its  ordinary  sound  or  is  not  sounded  at  all  ;  (3) 
he  remembers  the  letters  and  their  positions  in  the  word  from 
the  mental  picture  which  he  has  of  it,  in  the  same  way  that  he 
recalls  the  details  of  a  building  or  landscape  which  he  has  seen 
and  of  which  he  has  a  mental  picture.  It  follows,  therefore, 
that  the  main  factors  in  teaching  and  learning  to  spell  are  the 

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memory,  the  letter  sounds  and  word  pronunciation,  and  the 
word  picture  or  image, — the  memory,  of  course,  being  im- 
portant also  in  connection  with  word  pronunciation  and  word 
image. 

These  three  factors  have  given  rise  to  several  methods  for 
teaching  spelling,  the  two  more  important  being  the  oral 
method  and  the  written  method.  As  stated  above,  the  oral 
method  was  employed  some  twenty-five  years  ago  almost  ex- 
clusively, but  has  since  been  displaced  by  the  written  method. 
The  oral  method  always  emphasizes  the  memory  factor  and 
usually  the  factor  of  word  pronunciation,  the  pupil  being 
drilled  in  pronouncing  words  as  well  as  in  spelling  them  orally. 
The  written  method  emphasizes  the  factor  of  word  image,  and 
incidentally  the  factor  of  memory,  the  word  image  being 
stamped  on  the  memory  through  the  sense  of  sight.  The 
written  method  does  not  provide  for  oral  spelling  nor  for  word 
pronunciation  on  the  part  of  the  pupil. 

It  is  no  doubt  true  that  the  oral  method,  by  actual  results 
secured,  has  proven  itself  superior,  to  the  written  method. 
Daily  drill  in  oral  spelling,  and  the  "spelling  down"  and  "go- 
ing ahead"  practice,  contribute  strongly  to  the  making  of  good 
spellers.  The  drill  in  pronunciation  is  also  a  strong  factor  in 
favor  of  oral  spelling,  and  this  is  admitted  even  by  those  who 
are  inclined  to  emphasize  unduly  the  importance  of  the  fact 
that  letters  have  not  a  constant  sound  value  in  the  syllable. 
The  strongest  point  in  favor  of  the  written  method  is  the  fact 
that  it  stamps  the  word  image  on  the  memory  through  the 
sense  of  sight — the  most  keenly  trained  and  highly  developed 
of  the  senses.  That  this  is  most  important  is  indicated  by  the 
fact  that  many  persons  in  deciding  how  to  spell  a  word  will 
write  it  to  see  if  it  "looks  right,"  or,  in  other  words,  to  recall 
its  picture  or  image.  But  while  the  word-image  factor  is  very 
important  in  spelling,  just  how  important  it  is  cannot  be  de- 

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termined.  Nor  is  it  of  vital  importance  to  determine  the  rela- 
tive value  in  learning  to  spell,  of  memory,  of  word  pronuncia- 
tion, and  of  word  image.  All  of  these  facts  are  of  prime  im- 
portance, and  the  great  mistake  made  has  been  not  in  a  failure 
to  determine  their  relative  importance,  but  in  using  a  method 
that  emphasizes  one  to  the  detriment  of  the  others,  the  result  of 
the  exclusive  use  of  either  the  oral  or  the  written  method. 
These  two  methods  should  be  combined  in  the  teaching  of  spell- 
ing to  the  end  that  the  best  results  of  each  shall  be  secured. 
This  can  easily  be  done.  For  a  more  detailed  discussion  of 
these  points,  and  a  discussion  of  the  value  of  word  work  in 
connection  with  spelling,  see  "Explanatory  and  Suggestive"  a 
few  pages  further  on. 


WILLIAM  C.  DOUB 


San  Francisco,  California 
October,  1906 


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SOME  SOUND  PEDAGOGY 

"For  some  reason  the  graduates  of  the  public  schools  today 
are  not  as  good  spellers  as  were  the  graduates  of  the  public 
schools  thirty  and  forty  years  ago.  The  cause  of  this  is  the 
discarding  of  the  text-book  and  the  combining  of  the  spelling 
with  the  other  work.  The  reasons  which  make  the  combina- 
tion of  reading  and  language  desirable  do  not  obtain  in  spelling. 
Spelling  is  the  multiplication  table  of  our  written  language, 
and  must,  aside  from  a  few  helpful  rules,  be  learned  by  rote. 
In  theory  the  combination  of  the  spelling  with  the  other  work 
may  be  all  right,  but  in  practice  the  average  teacher  will  obtain 
much  better  results  if  she  will  use  some  good  text-book,  and 
insist  on  thorough  work  and  drilling.  In  spelling,  the  old  way 
is  the  shortest  after  all." 


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EXPLANATORY  AND  SUGGESTIVE 

Amount  and  Nature  of  Subject  Matter. — This  speller  pro- 
vides work  for  seven  grades.  There  are  one  hundred  and 
sixty  lessons  for  each  grade,  the  number  of  words  per  lesson 
increasing  from  four  in  the  second  year  grade  to  twelve  and 
sixteen  in  the  eighth  year  grade.  Not  counting  the  words  re- 
peated for  purposes  of  review,  this  speller  contains  about  eight 
thousand  words,  the  number  per  grade  increasing  from  five 
hundred  and  sixty  in  the  second  year  grade  to  eighteen  hun- 
dred in  the  eighth  year  grade.  In  the  second,  third,  fourth  and 
fifth  year  grades  each  word  is  used  in  a  sentence.  This  is  done 
for  the  purpose  of  illustrating  the  use  and  meaning  of  the  word, 
giving  the  teacher  material  for  dictation,  and,  incidentally,  giv- 
ing the  pupil  valuable  information,  as  the  sentences,  para- 
graphs, and  stanzas  used  for  illustrations  were  selected  or  pre- 
pared with  regard  to  interest,  information  and  language,  many 
of  the  selections  being  classic.  In  the  sixth,  seventh  and 
eighth  year  grades  fewer  of  the  words  are  used  in  sentences,  it 
being  deemed  unnecessary  to  provide  so  much  illustrative 
material  for  these  older  pupils.  Word  building  is  introduced 
into  the  fifth,  sixth,  seventh  and  eighth  year  grades,  there  be- 
ing ten  lessons  on  prefixes  and  suffixes  in  the  fifth  year  grade, 
and  twenty  on  roots  in  each  of  the  three  more  advanced  grades. 
This  work  is  placed  at  regular  intervals  throughout,  and  it  is 
deemed  an  ample  amount  of  word  analysis  for  the  grammar 
grades. 

Grading — In  grading  the  work  in  this  speller  these  three 
objects  have  been  kept  in  view :  To  select  no  word  with  which 
the  pupil  has  not  already  become  familiar  in  his  other  work; 
to  select  the  words  most  commonly  used,  avoiding  technical 

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and  special  words ;  to  omit  those  words  which  the  pupil  will  be 
able  to  spell  as  a  matter  of  course  because  of  their  similarity  to 
words  selected.  It  is  not  claimed  that  these  three  objects  have 
been  fully  attained,  in  fact  they  never  will  be  fully  attained, 
but  in  this  work  the  author  has  been  assisted  by  a  corps  of 
teachers  chosen  from  among  the  ablest  elementary  school  in- 
structors of  California.  Nearly  all  the  words  selected  for  a 
grade  are  used  by  the  pupil  from  ten  to  a  hundred  times  or 
more  in  his  other  work  in  that  grade.  This  will  serve  to  in- 
dicate the  care  with  which  all  the  points  in  grading  have  been 
considered. 

Reviews. — The  reviews  have  been  so  arranged  that  about 
one-third  of  the  eight  thousand  words  in  this  speller  are  re- 
viewed once,  about  one-ninth  of  them  are  reviewed  twice,  and 
about  four  hundred  of  them  are  reviewed  three  times.  In  the 
second,  third,  fourth  and  fifth  year  grades  every  tenth  lesson 
is  a  review  lesson  and  consists  of  one-third  of  all  the  words  in 
the  preceding  nine  lessons.  At  the  end  of  each  of  these  grades 
are  five  review  lessons  which  contain  one-third  of  all  the  words 
in  the  fifteen  regular  review  lessons  of  the  grade.  From  fifty 
to  seventy  of  the  words  in  a  grade  are  repeated  in  the  succeed- 
ing grade.  In  the  sixth,  seventh  and  eighth  year  grades  the 
provisions  for  reviews  are  exactly  the  same  except  that  every 
sixth  lesson,  instead  of  every  tenth  one,  is  a  review  lesson,  this 
change  being  made  because  of  the  larger  number  of  words  in 
these  grades.  In  addition  to  these  rather  full  provisions  for 
review,  the  teacher  is  urged  (see  discussion  of  "Methods" 
which  follows)  to  provide  for  the  old  practice  of  "spelling 
down"  and  "going  ahead."  Such  exercises  will  serve  as  ex- 
cellent reviews  as  well  as  constitute  the  best  oral  drill  for  teach- 
ing spelling. 

Methods:  (a)  Oral  and  Written  Methods— This  book  is 
especially  suited  for  the  combination  of  the  oral  and  written 


methods  of  teaching  spelling,  and  it  is  urged  that  this  plan 
be  followed.  First  the  written  method  may  be  used  until  from 
five  to  ten  lessons  have  been  completed.  Then  there  should  be 
an  oral  recitation  covering  these  lessons  and  as  many  more  of 
the  lessons  that  may  have  been  completed  in  the  grade  as  the 
teacher  may  deem  wise.  The  teacher  is  urged  to  adopt  the 
"spelling  down"  practice  in  this  work,  and  other  similar  de- 
vices, in  order  to  stimulate  interest.  In  connection  with  the 
oral  work  great  pains  should  be  taken  to  make  sure  that  the 
pupils  can  pronounce  all  the  words  correctly.  In  recent  years 
correct  pronunciation  has  been  badly  neglected. 

(b)  Thoroughness  and  Defining — In  order  to  guard  against 
hasty  and  unsatisfactory  work,  the  words  for  each  grade  have 
been  divided  into  short  lessons.     It  is  suggested  that  the  pupil 
be  held  responsible  for  the  correct  spelling  and  pronunciation 
of  every  word.     If  it  be  found  that  a  class  can  do  more  work 
than  is  here  assigned  for  a  lesson  it  is  an  easy  matter  to  assign 
a  lesson  and  a  half  or  two  lessons,  or  all  the  words  in  the  illus- 
trative material,  but  this  should  never  be  done  at  the  sacrifice 
of  thoroughness.     In  teaching  spelling   the  value   of  careful 
drill  and  thorough  work  should  be  kept  constantly  in  view. 
While  it  is  unwise  to  require  the  pupil  to  define   accurately 
all    the    words    in   his    spelling   lesson — able    scholars    cannot 
readily    define    accurately    many   of   the    simplest    words — he 
should  understand  the  use  and  meaning  of  these  words.     In 
most  cases  he  will  be  able  to  do  this  by  noting  their  use  in 
the    sentences    given    for    illustration.     He    should    be    held 
strictly  responsible   for  a  careful  study  of  the  meaning  and 
use  of  words  in  connection  with  these  sentences. 

(c)  Word  Building  or  Word  Analysis — While  the  rules  for 
spelling  are  given  in  this  book,  it  is  believed  that  entirely  too 
much  stress  is  often  placed  on  their  importance.     It  is  safe, 
perhaps,  to  say  that  not  one  adult  out  of  a  thousand  ever  relies, 

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to  any  extent  whatever,  on  the  rules  of  spelling  when  decid- 
ing how  a  word  should  be  spelled.  Spelling  with  the  average 
person  must  finally  become  almost  automatic.  It  is  deemed 
important,  however,  for  the  pupil  to  understand  something 
about  the  real  structure  of  the  language,  and  for  this  reason 
systematic  work  on  word  building  extends  from  the  fifth  to 
the  eighth  grade  inclusive.  This  work  is  important  and  should 
receive  the  teacher's  careful  consideration,  but  she  should  not 
forget  that  the  study  of  word  analysis  can  easily  be  overdone 
in  the  elementary  schools.  The  amount  of  this  work  in  this 
speller  is  considered  ample  for  these  grades,  but  all  that  is  here 
given  should  be  thoroughly  mastered.  The  development  and 
arrangement  of  the  word-building  lessons  will  suggest  the 
method  of  study  to  teacher  and  pupil. 

(d)  Synonyms — In  the  eighth  year  grade,  lessons  1*2 1-1 50 
consist  of  synonyms.     The  introductory  lesson  and  the  eight 
illustrative  lessons  suggest  the  method  of  study.     The  intro- 
ductory lesson   (121)    indicates  the  importance  of  this   work. 
In  the  preparation  of  this  work,  "Synonyms  Discriminated," 
by  Charles  John  Smith,  was  used  as  the  standard  of  authority. 

(e)  Syllabication — If  a  word  is  divided  into  syllables,  there 
is  some  danger  that  its  correct  image  will  not  be  stamped  on 
the  pupil's  memory.     On  the  other  hand,  the  syllabication  of 
a  word  assists  in  its  correct  and  distinct  pronunciation,   and 
this  in  turn  assists  in  its  correct  spelling.     Because  of  these 
two  facts  the  words  in  this  speller  below  the  seventh  year  grade 
have  been  syllabified  and  those  in  the  seventh  and  eighth  year 
grades  have  not.     With  the  exception  of  some  forty-five  les- 
sons, every  word  that  is  syllabified  is  used  in  a  sentence  in  the 
lesson   in  which  it  occurs.     This  gives  the  pupil   the  correct 
picture  of  the  word  and  the  assistance   in   its  pronunciation 
which  comes  from  its  division  into  syllables.     As  but  one-fifth 
of  the  words  in  the  seventh  and  eighth  grades  are   used  in 

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sentences,  it  was  thought  best  not  to  divide  them  in  these 
grades.  Then  again,  pupils  in  these  advanced  grades  are  not 
so  much  in  need  of  assistance  in  pronunciation. 

It  is  suggested  that  pupils  be  not  required  to  syllabify  words 
in  either  their  oral  or  written  spelling. 

Proper  Names  and  Special  Words. — It  is  absurd  to  presume 
that  the  average  pupil  in  the  elementary  schools  can  learn  to 
spell  all  the  words  that  the  average  person  uses  through  life. 
It  is  deemed  unwise  therefore  to  include  in  a  speller  words  re- 
lating to  medical  science,  or  to  any  other  science  or  special  line 
of  work.  The  pupil  while  in  the  elementary  schools  will  not  be 
able  to  learn  to  spell  correctly  nearly  all  the  words  that  are  in 
common  use,  and  he  should  not  be  required  therefore  to  de- 
vote his  attention  to  special  words  the  spelling  of  which  he  will 
look  up  in  after  life  if  he  should  have  occasion  to  write  them. 
Because  of  these  facts  this  speller  contains  but  few  proper 
names,  and  only  such  special  words  as  are  in  common  use. 
A  few  other  special  features  that  appear  in  some  of  the  recent 
text-books  on  spelling  have  been  omitted  for  the  reasons  just 
stated.  So  far  as  geographical  names  are  concerned,  the 
teacher  will  find  thaUthe  index  of  the  geography  which  her 
pupils  are  using  constitutes  an  excellent  list. 

Acknowledgements. — The  author  is  indebted  to  Houghton, 
Mifflin  &  Co.,  and  other  publishers  for  the  copyrighted  material 
used  for  illustrative  purposes  in  this  speller.  Among  those 
who  have  assisted  in  the  preparation  of  this  book,  special 
thanks  are  due  Miss  Anita  Sullivan,  of  San  Francisco,  and 
Mr.  C.  E.  Rugh,  of  Oakland. 


xiii 


THE  WIND 

I  saw  you  toss  the  kites  on  high 

And  blow  the  birds  about  the  sky, 

And  all  around  I  heard  you  pass, 

Like  ladies'  skirts  across  the  grass — 
O  wind,  a-blowing  all  day  long, 
O  wind,  that  sings  so  loud  a  song ! 

I  saw  the  different  things  you  did, 

But  always  you  yourself  you  hid. 

I  felt  you  push,  I  heard  you  call, 

I  could  not  see  yourself  at  all — 
O  wind,  a-blowing  all  day  long, 
O  wind,  that  sings  so  loud  a  song ! 

O  you  that  are  so  strong  and  cold, 

O  blower,  are  you  young  or  old? 

Are  you  a  beast  of  field  and  tree, 

Or  just  a  stronger  child  than  me? 
O  wind,  a-blowing  all  day  long, 
O  wind,  that  sings  so  loud  a  song ! 

— Robert  Louis  Stevenson 


SIXTH  YEAR  GRADE 


THE  BROOK 

I  come  from  haunts  of  coot  and  hern, 

I  make  a  sudden  sally, 
And  sparkle  out  among  the  fern, 

To  bicker  down  a  valley. 

I  chatter  over  stony  ways, 

In  little  sharps  and  trebles, 
I  bubble  into  eddying  bays, 

I  babble  over  pebbles. 

I  steal  by  lawns  and  grassy  plots, 

I  slide  by  hazel  covers ; 
I  move  the  sweet  forget-me-nots 

That  grow  for  happy  lovers. 

I  slip,  I  slide,  I  gloom,  I  glance, 

Among  my  skimming  swallows; 
I  make  the  netted  sunbeam  dance 

Against  my  sandy  shallows. 

I  murmur  under  moon  and  stars 

In  brambly  wildernesses; 
I  linger  by  my  shingly  bars; 

I  loiter  round  my  cresses ; 

And  out  again  I  curve  and  flow 

To  join  the  brimming  river, 
For  men  may  come  and  men  may  go, 

But  I  go  on  forever. 

— Tennyson 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


an  nounced' 
ar  rives7 
driv'ing 
a  light' 
farm'house 
veils 
cou'ri  er 
ra'di  ant 
en  closed' 
pri'va  cy 


"Announced  by  all  the  trumpets  of  the  sky, 
Arrives  the  snow,  and,  driving  o'er  the  fields, 
Seems  nowhere  to  alight ;  the  whited  air 
Hides    hills    and   woods,   the   river,    and   the 

heaven, 

And  veils  the  farmhouse  at  the  garden's  end. 
The  sled  and  traveler  stopped,  the  courier's  feet 
Delayed,  all  friends  shut  out,  the  housemates  sit 
Around  the  radiant  fireplace,  enclosed 
In  a  tumultuous  privacy  of  storm." 


hope' ful 

coil 

in  quire' 


gnat 

la  pel' 
re  deem' 


med'ley 
op'tion  al- 
zeal'ous 


drought 
ar'se  nal 
be  seech' 


3 

hing'ing  nour'ish  shred  chord 

bil'ious  arc'tic  bar'racks  par  ti'tion 

mu  se'um  as  par'a  gus         cu'ti  cle  ral'ly 


se'ries  ''The  life  of  the  birds  is  a  series  of  adven- 

ad  ven'tures  tures  and  of  hair-breadth  escapes  by  flood  and 

es  capes'  field.     Very  few  of  them  probably  die  a  nat- 

prob'a  bly  ural   death,   or   even   live   out   half   their   ap- 

nat'u  ral  pointed  days.     What  perils  beset  their  nests, 

per'ils  even  in  the  most   favored  localities!     Not   a 

ap  point'ed  day  or  night  passes,  from  the  time  the  eggs 

lo  cal'i  ties  are  laid  till  the  young  are  flown,  when  the 

ri'fled  chances  are  not  greatly  in  favor  of  the  nest 

de  voured'  being  rifled  and  its  contents  devoured." 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


a  bil'i  ty  The  man's  ability  was  never  doubted  after 

com'bat  he  undertook  to  combat  the  dread  disease.    He 

cautious  was  cautious  and  painstaking  and  visited  his 

patients  patients  regularly.     The  little  colony  of  for- 

col'o  ny  eigners  was   devoted  to  him,  and  their  faith 

de  vot'ed  was  unbounded  when  none  of  the  more  seri- 

fa'tal  ous  cases  proved  fatal.     Through  his  energy 

en'er  gy  and  influence  the  children  were  given  a  week's 

con  tent'  outing  in  the  country  where  they  played  and 

feast'ed  feasted  to  their  heart's  content. 


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an  nounced' 

en  closed7 

zeal'ous 

chord 

ar  rives' 

in  quire' 

ar'se  nal 

es  capes' 

driv'ing 

la  pel' 

se'ries 

nat'u  ral 

cu'ti  cle 

nour'ish 

mu  se'um 

per'ils 

dis  may' 

mas'cot 

whim 

pearl 

mil'dew 

tour'ist 

pu'ri  ty 

can'cel 

dec'i  mal 

vas'e  line 

spasm 

a  sy'lum 

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breathe  "If  such  there  breathe,  go  mark  him  well: 
rap'tures  For  him  no  minstrel  raptures  swell ; 

bound'less  High  though  his  titles,  proud  his  name, 

de  spite'  Boundless  his  wealth  as  wish  can  claim — 

wretch  Despite  those  titles,  power,  and  pelf, 

pelf  The  wretch,  concentrated  all  in  self, 

for'feit  Living,  shall  forfeit  fair  renown, 

whence  And,  doubly  dying,  shall  go  down 

un  wept'  To  the  vile  dust,  from  whence  he  sprung, 

unhon'ored  Unwept,  unhonored  and  unsung." 


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9 

WORD  BUILDING 

A  primitive  word  is  one  that  cannot  be  reduced  to  a  simpler 
form;  as,  act. 

A  prefix  is  a  syllable  or  a  number  of  syllables  or  a  word  join- 
ed to  the  beginning  of  a  word  to  modify  its  meaning ;  as,  react. 

A  suffix  is  a  syllable  or  a  number  of  syllables  joined  to  the 
end  of  a  word  to  modify  its  meaning ;  as,  reaction. 

A  derivative  word  is  one  formed  by  joining  a  prefix  or  suffix 
to  a  primitive  word ;  as,  reaction, — in  this  case  the  prefix,  re, 
and  the  suffix,  ion,  being  joined  to  the  primitive  word,  act. 

Latin  and  Greek  roots  are  the  primitive  words  of  the  Latin 
and  Greek  languages;  as,  ag  in  ag-ere,  which  is  a  Latin  root 
meaning,  to  do,  to  perform. 

A  radical  is  that  part  of  an  English  word  derived  from  the 
root  of  another  language ;  as,  act,  which  means,  to  do,  to  perform. 

Most  English  radicals  are  derived  from  Latin  and  Greek 
roots;  as,  the  English  radical,  act,  which  is  derived  from  the 
Latin  root,  ag, — both  as  stated  above,  meaning,  to  do. 

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WORD  BUILDING 

Agere    (actus)  ;  radical,  ag,  act=to  do,  to  act,  to  perform. 
actor  (act,  to  act;  or,  one  who),  one  who  acts, 

agent  (ag,,  to  do;  ent,  one  who),  one  who  does  or 

acts  for  another, 
reaction  (re,  back;  act,  to  do;  ion,  condition  of),  state 

or  condition  of  acting  back. 

inactive  (in,  not;  act,  to  do;  ive,  being),  not  active. 

counteract  (counter,  against;  act,  to  do),  to  do  or  act 

against  or  opposite, 
retroactive  (retro,  backward;  act,  to  do;  ive,  condition 

of),  condition  of  acting  backward. 

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cru'el  fic'tion  boul'der  cam'e  ra 

scant  ag'ony  dig'ni  ty  remit7 

skill'ful  can'o  py  ma  rine'  a  byss' 


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GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

12 

but'ler 
ca'pa  ble 
an  noyed' 
anx'ious 
in  differ  ence 

The  butler  was  very  dignified  but  he  was 
also   very   capable.     He   was   very  much   an- 
noyed at  the  seeming  indifference  of  his  help- 
ers,   for    he    was    anxious    that    the    banquet 
should  reflect  credit  on  himself. 

cor'po  ral 
cul'vert 
ex  treme'ly 
in'flu  ence 

The   corporal   was    for   the   time   being   in 
command   of   the   men.     They   destroyed   the 
culvert  and  used  the  ditch  as  a  trench.     All 
were  extremely  cautious  and  the  influence  of 

man'i  fest 

their  training  was  manifest. 

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pri'va  cy 

op'tion  al             lo  cal'i  ties            arc'tic 

veils 

be  seech'              de  voured'           bil'ious 

cou/ri  er 

med'ley                 hing'ing               fa'tal 

ra'di  ant 

ad  ventures         as  par'a  gus         cau'tious 

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crawl'ing 

civ'il                     hearse                   crease 

au  thor'i  ty 

ev'i  dent               pen'sion               av'e  nue 

col'umn 

dira  gram             scan'dal               for'ceps 

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spa'cious 
fir'ma  ment 
e  the'  re  al 
span'gled 
mer'cu  ry 
un  wea'ried 

"The  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining 
frame, 
Their  great  original  proclaim. 
The  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to 

Nep'ttme 
ere  a'tor 
pub'lish  es 
al  might'y 

day, 
Does  his  Creator's  power  display  ; 
And  publishes  to  every  land 
The  work  of  an  Almighty  hand." 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING  7 

16 

ma  son'ic  A   masonic   emblem   was   presented   to  my 

fif'ti  eth  father  on  his  fiftieth  birthday.    Many  precious 

pre'cious  stones  were  mounted  in  it  and  this  made  the 

mount'ed  present  exceptionally  valuable  in  a  monetary 

val'u  a  ble  way  as  well  as  being  highly  prized  as  a  gift 

mon'e  ta  ry  and  as  a  token  of  high  esteem, 

ves'try  The  members  of  the  vestry  were  asked  to 

mis'sicn  remain  after  the  service  to  meet  the  superin- 

no'ta  ble  tendent   of   the   mission.     He   was   a-  notable 

stu'dent  man  and  an  earnest  student. 


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era  vat' 
mo'tor 
fre'quent 

del'e  gate 
op'er  a 
e  qua'tor 

or'i  gin 
per  suade' 
guard'i  an 

gen  teel' 
der'rick 
auc'tion 

forfeit 
un  hon'ored 
rap'tures 
de  spite' 


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can'cel  re  ac'tion 

a  syxlum  coun  ter  actr 

a  byssr 


tour'ist 
vas'e  line 


ma  rine7 


fic'tion 
previous 
boulMer 
in  ac'tive 


WORD  BUILDING 

Audire  (auditus)  ;  radicals — audi,  audit=/o  hear. 

inaudible   (in,  not;  audi,  to  hear;  ible,  capable  of),  not  capable 

auMi  phone  of  being  heard. 

au  di  to'ri  um  Although   the   large  auditorium  was   filled, 

au'di  ble  the  speaker's  voice  was   distinctly  audible  to 

au'di  ence  every  one  in  the  vast  audience. 

aurdi  to  ry  The  auditory  nerve  is  the  nerve  of  hearing. 

auMi  tor  The  auditor  is  about  ready  to  receive  and 

au'dit  audit  the  accounts  for  the  month  of  Mav. 


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20 

folds  "Flag  of  the  brave !  thy  folds  shall  fly, 

tri'umph  The  sign  of  hope  and  triumph  high! 

trum'pet  When  speaks  the  signal  trumpet  tone, 

gleam'ing  And  the  long  line  comes  gleaming  on, 

life'blood  Ere  yet  the  lifeblood,  warm  and  wet, 

dimmed  Has  dimmed  the  glistening  bayonet, 

glis'ten  ing  Each  soldier  eye  shall  brightly  turn 

glo'ries  To  where  thy  sky-born  glories  burn, 

springing  And,  as  his  springing  steps  advance, 

vengeance  Catch  war  and  vengeance  from  the  glance.' 


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a  dopt' 
cas  tile' 
ir'ri  gate 


liq'uor 

cur'few 

wor'ry 


cus'tom 
mas'tiff 
pen'al  ty 


mon'arch 
swine 
ten'e  ment 


zinc 
waltz 
ti'di  ly 


22 


a  cute' 
fried 
ma'ni  ac 

can'o  py 
pen'nant 
a  lert' 

ra'di  us 
rem'nant 
her'ald 

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WORD  BUILDING 

Premere  (pressus)  radical — press=to  press. 

depression   (de,    down;    press,     to    press;    ion,   that    which), 

de  press'  that  which  is  pressed  down, 

com  press'  They  will  compress  the  cotton  still  closer. 

ex  pressed'  The   officer   expressed   the    opinion    that   it 

sup  press'  would  be  difficult  to  suppress  the  Indian  up- 

im  pres'sion  rising.     The   impression  is  that  the  uprising 

oppressive  is  due  to  the  oppressive  acts  of  petty  officials 

re  pressed'  who  should  be  sternly  repressed. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING  9 

24 

in  te'ri  or  The  interior  of  the  church  was  even  more 

ex  te'ri  or  interesting  than  the  exterior. 

mat'i  nee'  The  four  girls  went  to  the  matinee  and  it 

mer'ri  ment  was  evident   from  their  merriment   that  they 

ev'i  dent  were  enjoying  themselves. 

zeph'yr  The  soft  zephyr  that  blew  from  the  south 

balm'y  was  called   a  Chinook.     Such  balmy   breezes 

lat'i  tude  are  known  only  in  certain  latitudes. 

fra'grance  The  fragrance  of  the  magnolia  blossom  is 

mag  no'lia  offensive  to  some  people. 

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in  differ  ence  for'ceps  spa'cious  per  suade' 

ca'pa  ble  hearse  fir'ma  ment  del'e  gate 

in'flu  ence  au  thor'i  ty  mon'e  ta  ry  venge'ance 

cor'po  ral  pen'sion  no'ta  ble  pre'cious 


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rad'ish 
o  rig'i  nal 
mar'riage 

en  amrel 
leg'end 
pro  fane' 

su'et 
pilot 

in'ti  mate 

ju've  nile 
prin'ci  pal 
prin'ci  pie 

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WORD  BUILDING 

Cedere  (cessus)  ;  radicals — cede,  ceed,  cess=to  go,  to  yield. 

secession  (se  from;  cess,  to  go;  ion,  act  of),  the  act  of  going 

ex  ceed'  from. 

pro  ces'sion  I  witnessed  the  procession  in  honor  of  King 
sue  ces'sor  Edward,  successor  to  Queen  Victoria, 
re  ced'ing  The  waves  are  receding  from  the  shore, 
pro  ceed'ing  He  then  proceeded  to  show  that  the  excess- 
ex  cess'ive  ive  use  of  a  food  is  injurious  to  health, 
pre'cept  He  teaches  both  by  precept  and  by  example. 


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GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


can'ni  bals 
post  pone' 
in'ci  dent 
oc  curred' 
span'iel 
twit'ter 
con  fer'ring 
pre'mi  urns 
de  ci'sion 
pro  mo'tion 


28 

The  cannibals  decided  to  postpone  the  time 
for  eating  their  prisoners. 

A  very  amusing  incident  occurred  in  con- 
nection with  our  spaniel  puppy  yesterday.  He 
found  a  nest  of  young  birds,  and  the  twitter 
of  the  little  fellows  greatly  surprised  him. 

When  conferring  about  the  premiums  to  be 
given  their  employees,  the  directors  reached 
the  decision  that  the  manager's  reward  should 
be  promotion  to  membership  in  the  firm. 


moor 
du'ra  ble 
fag'ot 


au'di  ble 
au'di  ence 
venge'ance 
glis'ten  ing 


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guilt'y 

pom'mel 

pre'vi  ous 

qui'nine 

reef 

wa'fer 

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triumph 

ir'ri  gate 

pen'al  ty 

dimmed 

ten'e  ment 

pen'nant 

liq'uor 

ma'ni  ac 

tri  sect' 
crim'i  nal 
dig'it 


zinc 

op  press'ive 

com  press' 

fried 


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soared  The  wounded  eagle  soared  high  and  then 

di  recfly  flew  directly  westward  toward  the  mountains, 

pin'na  cle  Through  the  field-glasses  we  saw  him  alight 

rug'ged  on   the   highest   pinnacle   of   a   rugged   peak, 

balanced  where  he  balanced  himself  with  difficulty, 
troupe  The  troupe  of  children  were  returning  from 

a  muse'ment  their  day's  amusement  in  the  country.     They 

va'ried  had  a  varied  program.     Some  had  taken  part 

am'a  teur  in   an   amateur   play   which   included   several 

ta'bleau'  very  interesting  tableaux. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


11 


32 

quo'rum  There  was  a  quorum  present  at  the  meet- 
trans  act'  ing,  so  they  proceeded  to  transact  business, 
vice-pres'i  dent  As  the  president  was  absent  the  vice-president 
pre  sid'ed  took  his  place  and  presided.  With  a  rap  of 
gav'el  the  gavel  he  called  the  meeting  to  order  at 
pre  cise'ly  precisely  two-thirty.  In  a  few  remarks  he 
en  deav'ored  endeavored  to  impress  on  those  present  the 
im  press7  importance  and  responsibility  attached  to  the 
attached'  action  which  they  were  about  to  take,  and 
de  lib'er  ate  urged  them  to  deliberate  carefully. 


33 


a  dult' 
con'fi  dent 
di  ag'o  nal 

haugh'ty 
mys'ter  y 
pasture 

top'ic 
vo'cal 
wrig'gle 

en  gage' 
con'i  cal 
blithely 

34 


baste 

din'gy 

pas'ture 

car  toon' 

mor'tise 

sir'loin 

glimpse 

mus  tache' 

tu  reen' 

ped'es  tal 

vi'al 

yolk 


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WORD  BUILDING 

Ferre  (latus)  ;  radical — ferr=:/0  bear,  to  carry,  to  bring. 
differ  (dif,  apart;  fer,  to  bear)  to  bear  apart,  to  disagree, 
transfer  (trans,  across;  fer,  to  carry),  to  carry  across. 

fertile  The  company  has  acres  of  fertile  land,  and 

proffer  they  proffer  it  freely  for  the  temporary  use  of 

suffer  er  all  earthquake  sufferers  who  wish  to  escape  to 

differ  ent  different   surroundings.     A   conference,   how- 

con'fer  ence  ever,  with  those  interested  reveals  the  fact  that 

ore  ferr  only  a  few  people  prefer  to  change. 


12  GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

36 

Jap  a  nese'  The  Japanese  treated  the  Russian  prisoners 

cour'te  sy  with  great  courtesy  and  kindness,  even  supply- 

triv'i  al  ing  their  most  trivial  wants. 

por'tion  A  portion  of  the  lecture  will  cause  many 

lec'ture  who  heard  it  to  meditate  on  several  questions. 

med'i  tate  The  studious  and  courteous  conduct  of  the 

stu'di  ous  one  was  in  striking  contrast  with  the  idle  and 

in'so  lent  insolent  conduct  of  the  other. 

com'pli  ment  ed       The  president  complimented  the  students  on 

stand'ard  the -high  standard  of  their  work. 


mat'i  nee' 
fra'grance 
mer'ri  ment 
in  te'ri  or 


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ju'venile  reced'ing  de  ci'sion 

su'et  pro  ceed'ing  du'ra  ble 

in'ti  mate  can'ni  bals  qui'nine 

prin'ci  pie  oc  curred'  pre'vi  ous 


38 


ar'chi  tect 
con'vent 
cam'e  o 

di  plo'ma 
mal  tese' 
per  spire' 

rum'ple 
ras'cal 
quo'rum 

tres'tle 
vis'i  ble 
won'drous 

39 

un  u'su  al  ly  These   early  settlers   were   exposed  to  the 

ex  po'sure  storms  of  an  unusually  severe  winter.  This  ex- 

fam'ine  posure  caused  much  sickness.     Before  spring, 

plague  famine  and  plague  had  carried  off  all  but  a 

har'di  est  few  of  the  hardiest  of  these  brave  pioneers, 

pro  pel'  The  captain  stated  that  it  was  the  propeller 

prog'ress  that  interfered  with  the  boat's  progress.     He 

be  sought'  besought  me  to  leave  the  yacht  and  give  his 

yacht  boat  another  trial  when  the  conditions  were 

con  di'tions  more  favorable. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


13 


in  clined/ 
at  trib'ute 
at'mos  phere 
con'crete 
pave'ment 
at  tractive 
De  cem'ber 
Los  An'ge  les 
mois'ture 
splen'did 


4O 

As  Mr.  Fulton  was  inclined  to  attribute  his 
son's  illness  to  the  cold  weather,  he  took  him 
to  the  balmy  atmosphere  of  southern  Cali- 
fornia. The  change  from  the  icy  concrete 
pavements  of  New  York  to  the  green  attract- 
ive parks  of  Los  Angeles  had  a  splendid  effect 
on  the  boy's  health.  Although  December,  all 
varieties  of  flowers  were  in  bloom  and  the 
moisture  in  the  air  was  as  warm  and  as  pleas- 
ant as  that  on  a  summer's  breeze. 


41 


cu'po  la 
heifer 
de  pos'it 


script 
re  lapse' 
oc'tave 


tus'sle 
vo'cal 
ar'ni  ca 


bea'con 
a  bide' 
cher'ish 


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pin'na  cle  quo'rum  di  ag'o  nal  fer'tile 

ta'bleau'  pre  cise'ly  pasture  mor'tise 

troupe  de  lib'er  ate  blithe'ly  mus  tache' 

soared  trans  act7  differ  ent  ped'es  tal 

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WORD  BUILDING 

DiVere  (dictus)  ;  radical — dict=fo  say,  to  speak. 

predict  (pre,  before;  diet,  to  say),  to  say  before,  to  foretell. 

die  ta'tor  "This  Roman  dictator  followed  the  dictates 

dictates  of   reason    in    issuing   edicts    for   the   public 

dic'tion  good." 

e'dicts  His  testimony  contradicts  your  statements, 

con  tra  diet'  The  grand  jury  has   indicted   the  auditor, 

in  dict'ed  and  many  predict  that  the  trial  jury  will  bring 

ver'dict  in  a  verdict  of  guilty. 


14 


ac  com'plish 
ac'cu  rate 
failed 
de  fects' 
car'bine 
can  teen' 
con  demn' 
con'fi  dent 
block  ade' 
be  sieged7 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 
44 

The  mechanic  could  accomplish  his  task 
only  with  great  difficulty.  But  he  was  so  ac- 
curate that  the  closest  search  failed  to  reveal 
any  defects  in  his  work. 

The  young  soldier  was  armed  with  a  car- 
bine and  carried  a  canteen  filled  with  water. 

The  man  was  over  anxious  to  condemn  his 
neighbor,  being  confident  that  he  was  guilty. 

The  navy  established  a  complete  blockade 
and  the  army  besieged  the  city. 


45 


in  vei'gle 
mil'li  ner 
grope 

fo'li  age 
crouch 
an'ti  dote 

ad'age 
vul'ture 
par'a  lyze 

o  be'di  ence 
ridge 
sim'mer 

46 


kiln 

ca'pers 

sa'vor  y 

re  sent7 

yeast 

as  cent' 

wean 

a  bu'sive 

re  lapse' 

e  lix'ir 

crev'ice 

teth'er 

47 

a  pol'o  gy  The  agent  of  the  company  saw  no  neces- 

apol'ogize  sity    for    an    apology    and   hence    refused    to 

ap  preach'  apologize.     But  he   approached  his  opponent 

ap  prove'  with  a  scheme  which  he  asked  him  to  approve, 

am'ple  deeming  this  ample  satisfaction   for  his  con- 

ac  quire'  duct.    He  desired  first  of  all  to  acquire  control 

accus'tom  ot  the  enterprise,   believing  that   the   success 

av'er  age  of  the  average  agent  depends  largely  on  his 

a'gen  cy  agency  being  free  from  the  control  of  an  as- 

as  so'ciate  sociate  with  whom  he  could  not  agree. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


15 


48    - 

bur'ly  The  stranger  was  a  rough,  burly  fellow  who 

bur'glar  proved  to  be  a  burglar  for  whom  the  police 

bus'kins  were    looking.     He    wore    buskins    and    was 

brawl  nearly  always  in  a  brawl  with  his  companions, 

sat'is  fiecl  "He  is  well  paid  that  is  well  satisfied." 

junc'tion  When  we  came  to  the  junction  we  changed 

en  gi  neer'  cars.     Our  engineer  had  made  a  record  run 

ev'i  dent  and  it  was  evident  that  he  was  very  tired, 

cor'o  ner  The  coroner  went  to  the  scene  of  the  mur- 

corpse  der  and  immediately  took  charge  of  the  corpse. 

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in'so  lent  ar'chi  tect  pro  pel'  cu'po  la 

triv'ial  mal  tese'  exposure  heifer 

stu'di  ous  tres'tle  concrete  re  lapse' 

cour'te  sy  won'drous  au'di  ble  bea'con 

,      50 

balk  lan'guid  sleight  star'ry 

crock'er  y  e  nu'mer  ate         steppe  cou'gar 

adjective  lin'seed  pha'e  ton  assess' 

51 

WORD  BUILDING 

Jurare  (juratus)  ;  radicals — jur,  ]ure=to  swear. 
perjure   (per,  through;  jure,  to  swear),  to  swear  through — 
per'jurer  that  is,  one  who  swears  falsely, 

ju'ry  A  jury  usually  consists  of  twelve  jurors, 

ju'ror  It  is  said  he  conjured  with  evil  spirits, 

con'jured  John  Marshall  was  a  jurist  of  great  ability, 

ju'rist  Perjury  should  always  be  punished  severely, 

per'ju  ry  because  if  a  witness  swears  falsely  it  may  re- 

in'ju  ry  suit  in  injury  to  an  innocent  party. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


mem'o  ry 
special 
a  part'ment 
in  ter  fere7 
com  ple'tion 
con  tract'or 
pen'al  ty 
at  tached' 
con'tract 
re'al  ized 


•      52 

"The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed." 

"Brevity  is  the  soul  of  wit." 
We  moved  into  an  apartment  house  so  as 
not  to  interfere  with  the  rapid  completion  of 
our  house.  The  old  house  was  moved  back 
and  made  a  part  of  the  new  one.  The  contrac- 
tor did  not  want  to  suffer  the  penalty  attached 
to  his  contract,  and  as  his  men  realized  this 
they  made  special  plans  whereby  they  worked 
nine  hours  instead  of  the  usual  eight. 


cit'ron 
a  maze7 
vul'gar 


con  tra  diet' 
in  dict'ed 
con  demn' 
con'fi  dent 


53 

tal'on 

clause 

migrate 

valve 

ledg'er 

jaunt 

an  ten'na 

hov'el 

beau 

54 

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be  sieged' 

ridge 

a  bu'sive 

ac'cu  rate 

o  be'di  ence 

as  cent' 

in  vei'gle 

as  so'ci  ate 

e  lix'ir 

an'ti  dote 

a  pol'o  gize 

kiln 

55 

barge  The  barge  was  loaded  with  a  cargo  of  sugar 

beach  but  the  beach  afforded  no  good  landing, 

cash  ier'  The    cashier    of   the   bank    entered    into    a 

em  ploy'er  scheme  with  the  teller  to  rob  their  employer, 

baffle  The  thief  was  unable  to  baffle  the  officers, 

re  port'ed  Two  new   cases   of  yellow   fever  were   re- 

fe'ver  ported  today,  making  eight  cases  on  the  island. 

ep  i  dem'ic  It  is  feared  that  the  disease  will  spread  and 

mos  qui'toes  become  epidemic.     Every  effort  is  being  made 

in  fect'ed  to  kill  the  mosquitoes  in  the  infected  region. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


17 


czar 

ro  mance' 

sac'ri  fice 

roy'al 

in  formed7 

dis  own' 

council 

oath 

con  test' 

sue  ces'sion 


56 

The  czar  was  greatly  annoyed  over  a  royal 
romance  which  would  cause  the  prince  to  sac- 
rifice his  royal  rank.  When  the  prince  in- 
formed his  father,  he  tried  vainly  to  prevent 
the  marriage,  and  threatened  to  disown  the 
son,  but  the  prince  replied  that  he  was  willing 
to  make  the  sacrifice.  At  a  family  council 
later  the  prince  took  an  oath  forfeiting  forever 
his  right  to  contest  his  brother's  succession  as 
hereditary  prince. 


57 


ca  det' 
a  pos'tro  phe 
col'lier  y 

am'bush 
trig'ger 

viz'or 

por'ous 
spin'dle 
gris'tle 

mu'cous 

dredge 

mi'grate 


58 


lau'rel 
nine'ti  eth 
phys'ic 

pomp 
vo'cal  ist 
e  clipse' 

senseless 
shriv'el 
myrtle 

winc'ing 
nig'gard 
mere 

59 

WORD  BUILDING 

Legere   (lectus)  :  radicals — leg,  \ect=to  gather,  to  choose 
collect   (col,  together;  lect,  to  gather),  to  gather  together. 

col  lecfor  The  collector  of  rare  old  pottery  did  not 

neglect'  neglect  to  secure  sister  Mary  an  elegant  vase 

ePe  gant  from  the  valuable  collection  which  the  circum- 

col  lec'tion  stances  forced  the  young  nobleman  to  sell. 
e  lect'ors  The  electors  who  elect   the   President  and 

e  lecf  Vice-President  of  the  United    States  are  se- 

se  lect'ed  lected  by  the  states. 


18 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


60 


ex  pect'ed 

It  had  been  expected  that  the  jury  would 

ver'dict 

have  a  verdict  ready  before  court  adjourned, 

tes'ti  mo  ny 

but  owing  to  a  desire  of  some  of  its  members 

witness 

to  hear  further  testimony  the  case  was  carried 

motley 

over.     The  witnesses  called  formed  a  motley 

ap  par'ent 

crowd,  and  it  was  apparent  that  a  thorough 

in  ves'ti  ga'tion 

investigation  was  being  held. 

mar'tial 

Several  persons  were  tried  by  court  martial 

bomb 

for  having  thrown  a  bomb  into  a  cafe,  injur- 

cafe' 

ing-  three  persons  seriously. 

61 

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corpse 

sleight                   per'ju  ry               an  ten'na 

safis  fied 

e  nu'mer  ate        jur'ist                   beau 

bur'glar 

cou'gar                in  ter  fere7            pen'al  ty 

bur'ly 

crock'er  y            com  ple'tion         hov'el 

62 

sau'ci  ness 

slur                       quib'bling            sol'der 

dit'to 

mir'a  cle               sur'feit                 vast'ly 

mort'gage 

ran'dom               ooze                      tolled 

63 

throbbed 

"Day  and  night  the   ship  throbbed  to  the 

pro  pel'ler 

tireless  pulse  of  the  propeller." 

ad  hered' 

He  adhered  to  his  original  plans  and  there- 

partial 

by  made  only  a  partial  success  of  his  work. 

bi'ped 

A  biped  is  an  animal  with  two  feet. 

clothier 

The  clothier  was  successful  in  business. 

conscience 

"I  obey  no  pull  but  the  pull  of  conscience." 

cour'age 

With  splendid  courage  they  face  the  danger 

con  ceal' 

while  they  conceal  their  deeper  feelings. 

ca'ter  er 

A  caterer  was  employed  for  the  occasion. 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


19 


Ma  ni'la 
ra  pid'i  ty 
ac'cu  ra  cy 
pre  ci'sion 
con'cen  tra'tion 
ac'tual  ly 
smoth/ered 
in  ef  fect'ive 
ac  ci  den'tal 
apt' i  tude 


cud'gel 
myr'i  ad 
mag  ne'sia 


64 

"The  great  secret  of  the  victory  at  Manila 
was  in  the  accuracy  and  rapidity  of  the  Amer- 
ican gunners.  The  American  fire  was  deliv- 
ered with  such  volume,  precision,  and  con- 
centration that  the  Spanish  fire  was  actually 
smothered,  and  became  wholly  wild  and  in- 
effective. This  great  quality  was  not  acci- 
dental, but  due  to  skill,  practice  and  natural 
aptitude.  In  addition  to  this  traditional  skill, 
was  the  genius  of  the  commander." 


65 


pes'tle 
op  ti'cian 
ex'ca  vate 


ab  sorb7 
seine 
tor  ment' 


coke 
tru'an  cy 
a  chieve' 


66 

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ep  i  dem'ic 

sue  ces'sion 

spin'dle 

lau'rel 

mos  qui'toes 

coun'cil 

col'lier  y 

nine'ti  eth 

beach 

czar 

el'e  gant 

shriv/el 

in  feezed 

a  pos'tro  phe 

se  lecfed 

e  clipser 

67 

WORD  BUILDING 

Gradi   (gressus)  ;  radicals — grad,  gress=to  walk,  to  go. 
/acere  (jactus)  ;  radical — ject=/o  throw,  to  catch. 
progress  (pro,  forward;  gress,  to  go),  a  going  forward, 
reject  (re,  back;  feet,  to  throw),  to  throw  back  or  away. 

grad'u  ate  The    graduate    from    the    university    made 

grad'u  al  gradual  progress  until  he  became  a  member  of 

con'gress  the  Congress  of  the  United  States, 
objected  He  objected  to  the  treatment  to  which  he 

sub  ject'ed  was  subjected  and  demanded  redress. 


20  GRADED   LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

68 

blem/ish  The  house  was  a  blemish  on  the  landscape, 

clam'or  The  children  began  to  clamor  to  go  with  me 

gran'a  ry  to  the  granary.     Their  mother  gave  them  per- 

per  mis'sion  mission   and   off   we   went.     We   played   and 

per  suad'ing  romped  and  it  took  some  persuading  to  get  the 

rogu'ish  roguish  little  ones  back  to  the  house, 

en'ter  tain'ing  We  were  entertaining  the   famous   general 

fa'mous  who  had  recently  returned  to  his  own  country, 

gal'lant  He  told  us  of  many  gallant  deeds  performed 

o'ri  ent  by  his  men  in  the  orient. 


crape 
squan'der 
ba  rom'e  ter 

ap  par'el 
cir'cuit 
var'nish 

in  ter'nal 
ca  pac'i  ty 
us'age 

croc'o  dile 
screech 
per  im'e  ter 

70 


belch 

fur'ry 

lax 


vi'sion 
wal'let 
toilet 


cov'et  ous 
read'i  ness 
oint'ment 


di  vis'i  ble 
ton'sil  i'tis 
hi'ber  nate 


71 

ac  cess'  We  did  not  have  access  to  important  records 

con  ven'tion  and  the  convention  therefore  omitted  the  con- 

omit'ted  sideration  of  several  important  questions, 

com  bi  nation  The  man  tried  to  study  out  the  combination 

naught  of  the  safe  but  all  his  efforts  came  to  naught, 

su  per  vise7  Helen  was  invited  to  supervise  the  work  in 

no'ti  fy  drawing,  and  was   requested  to  notify  us  as 

de  ci'sion  soon  as  she  reached  a  decision.     The  premium 

pre'mium  for  the  best  work  was  a  bronze  which  was  on 

ex  hi  birtion  exhibition  for   several  weeks  at  the  art  store. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


gen'ial 

e  mer'gen  cy 

earth'quake 

port/a  ble 

ship'wreck 

rig'ging 

steer'age 

ig'no  rant 

per'il  ous 

po  si'tion 


ap  par'ent 
mar'tial 
ca  f  e' 
ver'dict 


72 

The  genial  old  man  is  a  friend  of  ours  on 
whom  we  can  depend  in  any  emergency.  We 
realized  this  fully  after  the  earthquake.  At 
that  time  he  loaned  us  a  portable  house. 

The  shipwreck  occurred  off  the  northwest 
coast  of  Washington.  Men  and  women  clung 
to  the  rigging  waiting  in  vain  for  help.  At 
first  the  steerage  passengers  seemed  ignorant 
of  their  danger,  but  they  soon  learned  of  the 
ship's  perilous  position. 


73 

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mortgage         pro  pel'ler 
sur'feit  par'tial 

sol'der  conscience 

mir'a  cle  con  ceal' 


ac  ci  den'tal 
con'cen  tra'tion 
myr'i  ad 
seine 


74 

crumb 

smol'der 

pis'tol 

mas'cu  line 

tow 

pu'ny 

stock  ade' 

scarce 

ran'dom 

pend'ent 

ep'au  let 

vintage 

75 

WORD  BUILDING 

Mittere  (missus)  ;  radicals — mitt,  miss=to  let  go,  to  send. 
transmit  (trans,  across;  mit,  to  send),  to  send  across, 
missile  (miss,  to  send;  He,  able  to  be),  that  may  be  thrown. 

The  committee  recommended  that  Congress 
submit  most  of  the  questions  to  arbitration. 

He  would  not  admit  that  he  had  been  per- 
mitted access  to  the  secret  records,  but  it  soon 
became  plain  that  he  had  seen  them,  and  for 
this  breach  of  faith  he  was  dismissed. 


com  mit'tee 
sub  mif 
ad  rmV 
per  mif 
omit' 
dis  miss' 


22 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


76 

option  We  took  an  option  on  the  land  for  ten  days, 

ma  hog'a  ny  The    furniture    was    of   mahogany    and    al- 

blem'ish  though  very  old  had  not  a  blemish  on  it.     It 

heir'loom  was  an  heirloom  and  had  been  handed  down 

gen  er  a'tion  from  generation  to  generation.     We  had  often 

re  clin'ing  pictured   our  great  grandfather   reclining   on 

an  tiq'ui  ty  these  pieces  of  antiquity.     He  was  a  lieuten- 

lieu  ten'ant  ant  in  the  army,  and  his  uniforrrj  and  trap- 

ti'ni  form  pings  we  still  have.     His  brilliant  career  was 

bril'liant  often  spoken  of  by  our  grandmother. 


tri'cy  cle 
fore'lock 
me'te  or 


77 

den'si  ty  cut'ler  y 

au'to  graph          or'na  ment 
cruise  riv'et 


se'cre  cy 
ex  cite'ment 
pen  in'su  la 


78 
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objected  ap  par'el  omifted 

grad'u  ate  per  im'e  ter  ex'hi  bi'tion 

gran'a  ry  ca  pac'i  ty  de  cis'ion 

rogu'ish  ba  rom'e  ter  ac'cess 


ton'sil  irtis 
hi'ber  nate 
cov'et  ous 
belch 


Mount   Ver'non 
gild'ed 
grafi  tude 
>e  terrnal 
in  trep'id 
un  self'ish 
mag'is  trate 
hap'pi  est 
sim  plic'i  ty 
mon'u  ment 


79 

"No  gilded  dome  swells  from  the  lowly  roof 
to,  catch  the  morning  or  evening  beam ;  but 
the  love  and  gratitude  of  united  America  set- 
tles upon  it  in  one  eternal  sunshine.  From 
beneath  that  humble  roof  went  forth  the  in- 
trepid and  unselfish  warrior, — the  magistrate 
who  knew  no  glory  but  his  country's  good ; 
to  that  he  returned  happiest  when  his  work 
was  done.  There  he  lived  in  noble  simplicity ; 
there  he  died  in  glory  and  peace." 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


23 


80 

gorge  The  train  passed  through  the  narrow  gorge, 

av'a  lanche  barely  escaping  the  avalanche  of  snow. 

ju'bi  lee  The   jubilee    singers    were    great    favorites 

purs'er  with  the  purser  and  his  many  friends. 

trop'ic  The  tropic  of  cancer  is  north  of  the  equator, 

can'cer  and  the  tropic  of  Capricorn  is  south. 

ve'hi  cle  A  vehicle  is  a  buggy  or  carriage  of  any  kind 

travel  ing  used  in  traveling  from  place  to  place. 

wield  One  who  writes  much  is  said  to  wield  the 

sword  pen.     "The  pen  is  mightier  than  the  sword." 


81 


chan  de  Her' 
for'ci  ble 
doe 

hemp 
scru'ple 
ob  struct' 

war'rior 
vault 
tan'dem 

quo  ta'tion 
mi'crobe 
flick'er 

82 


foul 
force'ful 
fos'sil 

de  gree' 
al  lot7 
ma'jor 

mer'ri  ment 
chro'mo 
belle 

ga'bie 
clap'board 
de  ni'al 

83 
WORD  BUILDING 

Pandere  (pansus)  ;  radical — pass— to  spread,  to  step. 

Passus=a  step. 

trespass  (tres,  across;  pass,  to  step),  to  step  across. 

ex  pands'  When  iron  is  heated  it  expands. 

passage  When   we   emerged  from  the  passage,  the 

ex  panse'  beautiful    expanse   of   country    far   surpassed 

sur  passed7  anything  that  we  had  ever  seen. 

pass'port  The  government  passport  enabled  the  pas- 

pas'sen  ger  senger  to  enter  the  country  without  trouble. 


24 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


Ma  gel'lan 
con  sid'er 
frail'ness 
mu'ti  nies 
pre  vent'ed 
quelled 
hardships 
en  dured' 
hes  i  ta'tion 
nav'i  ga  tors 


gen'ial 
per'il  ous 
port'a  ble 
ep'au  let 


84 

Magellan  was  the  first  man  to  cross  the 
Pacific.  "When  we  consider  the  frailness  of 
the  ships,  the  immeasurable  extent  of  the  un- 
known, the  mutinies  that  were  prevented  or 
quelled,  and  the  hardships  that  were  endured, 
we  can  have  no  hesitation  in  speaking  of  Ma- 
gellan as  the  prince  of  navigators.  Nor  can 
we  fail  to  admire  the  simplicity  and  purity  of 
that  devoted  life  in  which  there  is  nothing  that 
seeks  to  be  hidden  or  explained  away." 


85 
REVIEW 

com  mit/tee  bril'liant 

dis  miss'  heir'loom 

ma  hog'a  ny  cruise 

lieu  ten'ant  pen  in'su  la 


tri'cy  cle 
me'te  or 
an  tiq'ui  ty 
se'cre  cv 


cor'pus  cle 
ob  tuse' 
suc'tion 


86 

re  cov'er  y 

rid'i  cule 

tune'ful 

sug  gesf 

vac'ci  nate 

pul'ver  ize 

pi  an'ist 
re  li'ance 
strangle 


87 

mu  si'cian  The  musician  played  a  familiar  air  which 

charmed  charmed  and  delighted  his  audience, 

mus'kets  The  soldiers  were  armed  with  muskets. 

parrcel  He  gave  the  parcel  to  the  delivery  man  so 

promptly  that  the  purchaser  might  receive  it  promptly, 

rec  re  a'tion  It  was  necessary  that  we  have  some  recre- 

nec'es  sa  ry  ation,  so  we  went  to  the  park  to  see  the  con- 

arch'er  y  test  in  archery. 

ten'ant  The  tenant  lived  there  for  many  years, 

con  ceaF  The  prisoner  said  he  had  nothing  to  conceal. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


25 


Fil  i  pi'nos 
li'bra  ries 
ed  u  ca'tion 
ig'no  ranee 
com  mu'ni  ties 
am  bi'tious 
gov'ern  ing 
mu  nic'i  pal 
gov'ern  ments 
con'sti  tuition 


88 

"They  (the  Filipinos)  had  churches,  libra- 
ries, works  of  art,  and  education.  They  were 
better  educated  than  many  American  com- 
munities within  the  memory  of  some  of  us. 
They  were  eager  and  ambitious  to  learn. 
They  were  governing  their  entire  island,  ex- 
cept Manila,  in  order  and  quiet,  with  munici- 
pal governments,  courts  of  justice,  schools, 
and  a  complete  constitution  resting  upon  the 
consent  of  the  people/' — George  F.  Hoar 


89 


shuffle 
cringing 
fau'cet 

cal'lous 
an'te  lope 
ha  bit'ual 

mem/brane 
fath'om 
dough 

knell 
mon'strous 
sov'er  eign 

in  trep'id 
sim  plic'i  ty 
mon'u  ment 
grat'i  tude 


00 

REVIEW 

trav'el  ing  chan  de  Her'  pass'port 

wield  ob  struct/  pas'sen  ger 

av'a  lanche          scru'ple  microbe 

sword  tanMem  sur  passed7 


91 

WORD  BUILDING 

C/awofere  (clausus)  ;  radicals — clud,  clus,  close=fo  shut,  to  close. 
inclose  (in,  in;  close,  to  shut),  to  shut  in. 
exclude  (ex,  out;  elude,  to  shut),  to  shut  out. 


ex  elusive 
in  elude' 
ex  clud'ed 
clos'et 
con  elude7 
se  clud'ed 


The  organization  is  very  exclusive. 

The  proclamation  includes  all  those  who  are 
not  excluded  because  of  crimes  committed. 

The  coat  is  hanging  in  the  closet. 

He  concluded  to  build  a  beautiful  home  in  a 
secluded  spot  on  the  bank  of  the  river. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


cor'dial 
dif'fi  cul  ty 
judg'ment 
ex  po'sure 
li  bra'ri  an 
oc  ca'sion 
oc'ci  dent 
culprit 
outcome 
de  tect'ed 


92 

His  treatment  of  people  was  so  cordial  that 
he  won  all  hearts  without  difficulty. 

In  the  judgment  of  several  doctors  the  child 
died  from  the  effect  of  exposure. 

The  librarian  was  indignant  at  the  con- 
dition of  the  books  and  took  occasion  to  ex- 
press his  views  in  the  "Occident,"  the  college 
paper.  A  scheme  was  formed  whereby  the 
culprit  if  not  very  cautious,  would  be  detected. 
The  •outcome  was  eagerly  awaited  by  all. 


93 


del'uge 

hearsay 

pre  fer' 

tra'che  a 

gal'lant 

pen'du  lum 

surf 

tem'per  a  ture 

mien 

nuisance 

twee'zers 

flourish 

94 


lock'er 

prai'rie 

sher'iff 

tier 

in  de  pend'ent 

dag'ger 

pau'per 

victuals 

discount 

hav'oc 

soothe 

throt'tle 

sur  rendered 
dig'ni  ty 
dis  play'ing 
ir  rev'o  ca  ble 
con'quered 
mis  fortune 
sus  tained' 
daz'zled 
gen'ius 
re  sound/ed 


95 


"From  the  hour  that  he  surrendered  his 
sword  at  Appomattox  to  the  fatal  autumn 
morning,  he  passed  among  men,  noble  in  his 
quiet,  simple  dignity,  displaying  neither  bit- 
terness nor  regret  over  the  irrevocable  past. 
He  conquered  us  in  misfortune  by  the  grand 
manner  in  which  he  sustained  himself,  even  as 
he  dazzled  us  by  his  genius  when  the  tramp  of 
his  soldiers  resounded  through  the  valleys  of 
Virginia." 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


lattice 
ho  ri'zon 
in  gen'ious 
gas'o  line 
drudg'er  y 
in  fe'ri  or 
qui'et  ed 
o  ver  com'ing 
bar  mon'ious 
dis  cord'ant 


en  dured' 
hes'i  ta'tion 
pi  an'ist 
re  li'ance 


96 

We  saw  through  the  lattice  the  vessel  dis- 
appearing on  the  horizon. 

Mr.    Scott   is   one   of   our   most   ingenious 

workmen.     He  has   invented   a  new  gasoline 

machine.     It  will  do  away  with  the  drudgery 

caused  by  the  use  of  the  old  inferior  machine. 

"It  quieted  pain  and  sorrow, 

Like  love  overcoming  strife ; 
It  seemed  the  harmonious  echo 
From  our  discordant  life." 


97 

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tune'ful  ig'no  ranee 

nec'es  sary  li'bra  ries 

mu  si'cian  shuffle 


mu  nic'i  pal 


cringing 


sov'er  eign 
cor'pus  cle 
vac'ci  nate 
rid'i  cule 


98 


e  lec'tric 
de  crease' 
i'ci  ly 

ig  nite' 
me  rid'i  an 
de  fies' 

le'gion 
mag  a  zinc7 
dis  solve' 

peace'a  ble 
ob  jecfive 
sur'cin  gle 

99 

WORD  BUILDING 

Pellere  (pulsus)  ;  radicals — pel,  puls=to  drive. 
dispel  (dis,  away;  pel,  to  drive),  to  drive  away, 
expel  (ex,  out ;  pel,  to  drive),  to  drive  out. 

re  pulsed'  They  soon  repulsed  the  attack,  and  after  a 

com  pelled'  desperate  battle  compelled  the  enemy  to  retire, 

ex  pelled'  Four  of  the  students  were  finally  expelled, 

pulse  His  pulse  is  beating  very  rapidly, 

com  pul'sory  The  compulsory  education  law  is  of  great 

re  pel'  value  to  many  children. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


1OO 


hulk 

The  hulk  of  the  vessel  was  painted  red. 

dec'o  rate 

The  girls  used  their  college  colors  to  deco- 

pa vision 

rate  the  pavilion  in  which  the  party  was  to  be 

quan'ti  ty 

held.     A  great  quantity  of  flowers  had  been 

pic  tur  esque' 

sent  to  them  and  a  very  picturesque  effect  was 

pro  duced' 

produced.     Dozens     of     tiny     electric     lights 

trans  formed' 

gleamed  here  and  there  and  the  big  bleak  hall 

bleak 

seemed    transformed    into    fairy    land.     The 

guests 

guests  enjoyed  all  the  various  kinds  of  enter- 

en ter  tain'ment 

tainment  provided. 

101 

can'ta  loupe 

san'i  ta  ry            non'sense           naph'tha 

foun'dry 

par'ent  age          sin  cere7             con'so  nant 

lu'na  tic 

rough'ly               so  ci'e  ty            e'qua  ble 

102 

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se  clud'ed 

mien                     gen'ius               in  de  pend'ent 

ex  clu'sive 

tra'che  a               pen'du  lum        tier 

judg'ment 

tem'per  a  ture     sus  tained'         victuals 

oc  ca'sion 

ir  rev'o  ca  ble      prai'rie               li  bra'rian 

103 

Gold'smith 

"Beside  yon  straggling  fence  that  skirts  the 

school'mas  ter 

way, 

strangling 

With  blossomed  furze,  unprofitably  gay, 

blos'somed 

There,  in  his  noisy  mansion,  skilled  to  rule, 

un  profit  a  ble 

The  village  master  taught  his  little  school  ; 

tru'ant 

A  man  severe  he  was,  and  stern  to  view— 

bod'ing 

I  knew  him  well,  and  every  truant  knew  ; 

con  veyed' 

Well   had   the   boding  tremblers   learned   to 

trem'blers 

trace 

dis  as'ters 

The  day's  disasters  in  his  morning  face." 

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1O4 

brief  A   brief   address,    dealing  chiefly   with   the 

chiefly  political   situation,   was   given  by  one  of  the 

po  lit'i  cal  leading  citizens.     He  said  that  every  man  who 

flinch  had  the  welfare  of  the  city  at  heart  should  not 

cour'age  flinch  in  such  a  crisis,  but  have  the  courage  of 

con  vic'tions  his  convictions. 

no'ta  ry  The  notary  was  an  old  soldier  and  received 

pension  a  small  pension  each  month.     He  could  relate 

a  musing  many  an  amusing  incident  with  a  serious  face 

se'ri  ous  while  we  would  all  be  laughing. 


che  mise' 
al'ter  nate 
fluffy 


en'vi  ous 

mi'nor 

mileage 


105 

re  flect'or 
suf'fo  cate 
ooze 


nu'mer  a'tor 
plu'ral 
rem'e  dy 


106 


trou'sers 
frontier 
joist 

tor  ment'ing 
dom/i  no 
mi'cro  scope 

af  fec'tion 
do  na'tion 
forc'ing 

chol'er  a 
in  ser'tion 
i'dol  ize 

107 

WORD  BUILDING 

Pendere  (pensus)  ;  radicals — pend,  pens=/0  hang. 
Tenere  (tentus)  ;  radicals — ten,  tin,  tent,  iain=to  hold. 
sus  pendr  (sus,  from;  pend,  to  hang),  to  hang  from, 
re  tain7  (re,  to ;  tain,  to  hold),  to  hold  to. 

de  pend'  You  can  depend  on  him  for  the  information, 

ap  penMix  The  appendix  contains  much  valuable  data, 

ten'ant  The  tenant  wished  to  buy  the  land, 

de  tained'  He  was  detained  after  school, 

con'tents  The  contents  of  the  box  are  valuable. 


30 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

1O8 

pro  ceed'ed 

"The    British    commander    proceeded    with 

cau'tion 

the  caution  the  importance  of  his  expedition 

im  port'ance 

demanded.     When    he    found    that    he    must 

ex  pe  di'tion 

fight,  and  perceived  the  resolute  and  thorough 

per  ceived' 

soldiership  of  Stark's  movements,  he  chose  a 

res'o  lute 

position  with  excellent  judgment,  entrenched 

sol'dier  ship 

himself  strongly,   and  placed  his  troops   and 

ex'cel  lent 

guns  to  the  best  advantage.     Stark  could  not 

en  trenched7 

wait,  as  he  would  have  done  under  different 

ad  van'tage 

circumstances,  for  his  enemy's  advance." 

1O9 

REVIEW 

in  gen'ious 

ob  jecfive            re  pulsed'             con'so  nant 

har  mo'ni  ous 

sur'cin  gle            com  pul'sory        sin  cerer 

dis  cord'ant 

ig  nite'                 pa  vision              foun'dry 

gas'o  line 

de  creaser             pic  tur  esque7       san'i  ta  ry 

110 

ven'ti  late 

clam'or                re'gion                  sec're  ta  ry 

an'ec  dote 

.  era'pha  size          tem'per  ance        treas'ur  er 

teth'er 

ob  liquer               plainrtive             vac'cine 

111 

fa'mous 

The  famous  prisoner  seemed   famished   for 

famished 

food.     His  captors  would  have  placed  him  in 

dun'geon 

a  dungeon  had  not  a  sergeant  reminded  them 

ser'geant 

that   the  prisoner   was   an   American   citizen, 

pris'on  er 

and  must  therefore  be  well  treated. 

ur'chin 

The  poor  little  urchin  seemed   uncouth   in 

tin  couth' 

many  of  his   habits,   but   discipline   was   un- 

dis'ci pline 

known   to   him.     His   so-called   home   was   a 

hov'el 

hovel  and  neither  his   father  nor  his  mother 

nei'ther 

seemed  to  care  what  became  of  him. 

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31 


112 

res'i  dence  The  papal  residence  was  a  beautiful  struct- 

stern  ure  in  which  could  be  seen  pictures  of  stern 

structure  old  men,   rare  pieces   of  statuary  and  a  fine 

stat'u  a  ry  collection  of  oriental  rugs.     No  expense  had 

beau'ti  fy  been  spared  to  beautify  this  dwelling, 

tor  na'do  The  tornado  wiped  out  the  little  town  and 

ghast'ly  many  ghastly  scenes  greeted  the  eyes  of  the 

ter'ror  terror-stricken  neighbors  who,  as  soon  as  pos- 

te'di  ous  sible,  went  to  the  relief  of  the  sufferers.     The 

op  press'ive  work  was  tedious  and  oppressive. 


113 

di  vorce' 

jock'ey 

fam'ine 

mon'i  tor 

e  quip' 

mar'tyr 

de  fray' 

in  vade' 

lot'ter  y 

des'ti  ny 

hus'tler 

draft 

114 

REVIEW 

un  profit  a  ble  no'ta  ry  chol'e  ra 

tru'ant  pension  af  fec'tion 

dis  as'ters  con  vic'tions  dom'i  no 

strag'gling  al  ter'nate  frontier 


brief 

po  lit'i  cal 
ten'ant 
ap  pen'dix 


115 

WORD  BUILDING 

Docere  (doctus)  ;  radicals — doc,  doct— to  teach. 
Ducere  (ductus)  ;  radicals — due,  duct, to  lead, to  bring  forward. 
doctor  (doct,  to  teach;  or,  one  who),  one  who  teaches, 
deduce  (de,  from;  due,  to  lead),  to  lead  or  draw  from. 

doc'trine  The  minister  explained  the  doctrine  clearly, 

re  duced'  The  man  reduced  his  expenses  in  order  that 

ed  u  ca'tion  he  might  give  his  children  a  better  education, 

in  ducedr  He  induced  the  member  of  Congress  from 

introduce'  his  district  to  introduce  the  resolution. 


32  GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

116 

trans  mit'  We  decided  to  transmit  the  message  by  tele- 
tel'e  phone  phone,  as  the  auditor  was  exceedingly  anxious 
ex  ceed'ing  ly  to  have  explicit  directions  from  his  legal  ad- 
ex  plic'it  visors  in  order  to  be  sure  that  he  would  not 
di  rec'tions  exceed  his  authority. 

cen'sus  The  school  census  is  taken  in  the  spring, 

pro  pri'e  tor  The  proprietor  of  this  hotel  and  my  partner 

part'ner  are  going  to  buy  a  large  tract  of  land  and 

ac  com'mo  date  erect  on  it   a  hotel  which   will   accommodate 

com  mu'ni  ty  the  growing  needs  of  the  community. 


117 


nar  rate' 
par'tial 
re  pent' 

re  ceipt' 
sub  lim'i  ty 
pov'er  ty 

se'cre  cy 
swin'dler 
ad  vis'ors 

ten'or 
ve  neer' 
suf  fice' 

118 


thiev'er  y 
nu'mer  al 
o  paque' 

point'er 
o  ver  seer' 
stom'ach 

sus  pend' 
re  hearse' 
stran'gle 

ther  mom'e  ter 
pe  cul'iar 
plan  ta'tion 

119 

snort  With  a  snort  the  solemn  old  cow  ran  away 
sol'emn  to  the  other  side  of  the  pasture.  In  my  stu- 
pas'ture  pidity  I  thought  she  was  running  toward  me. 
stu  pid'i  ty  1  felt  greatly  relieved  to  see  her  quietly  chew- 
re  lieved'  ing  her  cud,  and  switching  off  the  flies  that 
both'ered  bothered  her.  She  was  probably  as  much 
prob'ably  frightened  as  I. 

pre'vi  ous  The  man's  previous  record  was  bad  and  the 

man'a  ger  manager  had  about  decided  not  to  retain  him 

em  ploy'ment  in  the  company's  employment. 


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33 


pro  fes'sion 

prime 

ex  pe'ri  ences 

in  de  pend'ent 

rend'er 

in  debt'ed 

par'al  lei 

a  gree'a  ble 

chop'py 

re  lieved' 


pro  ceed'ed 
ex  pe  di'tion 
ob  lique' 
em'pha  size 


120 

The  man's  profession  was  of  prime  import- 
ance to  him,  for  he  was  just  beginning  to 
practice  independently.  His  previous  exper- 
ly  ience  helped  him  greatly  and  he  wished  to 
render  all  possible  assistance  to  those  to  whom 
he  was  indebted. 

The    tracks    ran    parallel    for   many   miles. 

It  was  more  agreeable  inside  the  boat  than 
out,  as  the  bay  was  choppy.  I  felt  relieved 
when  we  reached  the  landing. 


121 

REVIEW 
sergeant  an'ec  dote 


dis'ci  pline 
ex'cel  lent 
res'o  lute 


vac'cine 
op  press'ive 
stat'u  a  ry 


jock'ey 
« mon'i  tor 
mar'tyr 
dun'geon 


122 


scroll 

ta'per 

valru  ing 

tax'a  ble 

ton'sils 

ver'te  bra 

shrewd 

pam'phlet 

pat'ent 

rasp'ber  ry 

troHey 

re  volver 

123 

WORD  BUILDING 

Scribere  (scriptus)  ;  radicals — scribe,  script=/p  write. 
postscript  (post,  after;  script,  to  write),  that  which  is  written 
sub  scrip'tion       after. 

His  manuscript  contains  a  good  description 
of  his  recent  travels  in  Italy.  He  describes  in 
beautiful  language  the  grandeur  of  the  Alps. 

The  conscript  law  will  soon  go  into  effect. 

We  have  subscribed  for  another  daily  paper. 

The  faculty  prescribes  the  conditions. 


man'u  script 
de  scrip'tion 
de  scribes' 
con'script 
sub  scribed7 
pre  scribes' 


34: 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


route 

ad'ver  tised 

scen'ic 

height 

es  tab'lished 

skill'ful 

fuch'sia 

fra'grance 

ta'bleau' 

re  hearse' 


124 

The  route  over  which  we  went  was  adver- 
tised as  a  scenic  one.  The  height  of  the 
mountains  and  the  wonderful  railroad  engin- 
eering interested  me  and  established  beyond  a 
doubt  that  the  man  who  had  directed  the  work 
was  a  skillful  engineer. 

The  fuchsia,  while  very  pretty,  is  a  flower 
that  has  little  or  no  fragrance. 

The  girls  who  were  to  be  in  the  tableau 
wished  to  rehearse  their  parts  before  evening. 


125 


poi'son  ous 
al'li  ga'tor 
coke 

cha  rade' 
cran'ber  ry 
'   bound'a  ry 

plague 
shut'tle 
can'cer 

ey'rie 
al'co  hoi 
troop 


in  duced' 
doc'trine 
ex  ceed' 
com  mu'ni  ty 


schemes 
de  tecfive 
in  tension 
fraud 

con  fes'sion 
question 
un  rav'el 
a  bun'dant 
tes'ti  mo  ny 
ju'rors 


126 

REVIEW 

pro  pri'e  tor  se'cre  cy 

cen'sus  sol'emn 

par'tial  re  lieved' 

re  ceipt'  prob'a  bly 

127 


thiev'er  y 
o  ver  seer' 
pe  cul'iar 
ther  mom/e  ter 


There  were  many  schemes  thought  of  for 
exposing  the  corrupt  officials.  The  detective 
was  working  on  the  case  constantly,  his  in- 
tention being  to  secure  a  confession  from  some 
of  them  by  telling  them  their  frauds  were  dis- 
covered. Whether  they  would  then  confess 
was  a  question.  To  unravel  the  mystery  and 
secure  ample  evidence  was  a  hard  task,  and 
abundant  testimony  was  needed  to  convince 
the  jurors  that  the  men  were  guilty. 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


35 


128 

hu'mor  ist  Irving  was  a  great  American  humorist, 

ev'i  dent  ly  "Many  of  their   faces  had  evidently  origi- 

o  rig'i  nat  ed  nated  in  a  Gothic  age,  and  been  merely  copied 

gen  er  a'tions  by  succeeding  generations  ;  and  there  was  one 

par  tic'u  lar  little  girl  in  particular,  of  staid  demeanor,  with 

de  mean'or  a  high  Roman  nose  and  an  antique  vinegar 

an  tique'  aspect,  who  was  a  favorite  of  the  squire's,  be- 

fa'vor  ite  ing,  as  he  said,  Bracebridge  all  over,  and  the 

an'ces  tors  very  counterpart  of  one  of  his  ancestors,  who 

fig'ured  figured  in  the  court  of  Henry  VIII." 


129 


trai'tor 

squeal 

gouge 


knuc'kle 
e  rup'tion 
al'ti  tude 


gar'bage 
a  loofr 
con  verse' 


jour'nal 
al  ter  a'tion 
com'ic 


130 

al'pha  bet 

gear 

cra'ter 

code 

grad'u  ate 

flu'id 

el'e  vate 

tric'kle 

con'vert 

cac'tus 
flab'by 
stag'nant 


131 

WORD  BUILDING 

CiVis ;  radical — civ=citisen. 

Capui\  radical — capit=^^  head. 

civic  (civ,  citizen;  ic,  relating  to),  relating  to  the  citizen. 

capital  (capit,  head;  al,  relating  to),  relating  to  the  head. 


civ'ics 

citri  zen  ship 
citri  zen 
cap'i  tartion 
civ  il  ized' 


A  knowledge  of  history  and  civics  is  neces- 
sary to  good  citizenship.  Every  citizen  there- 
fore should  study  these  subjects. 

Capitation  taxes  are  not  very  popular  in 
most  civilized  nations. 


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GRADED  LE8SON8  IN  SPELLING 


132 

in  flam'ma  ble  Gasoline  is  very  inflammable  and  we  should 

pre  cau'tion  observe  every  precaution  when  using  it. 

draft  As  a  result  of  being  in  a  draft  she  is  suffer- 

neu  ral'gia  ing  from  neuralgia. 

hy'giene  It  is  one  of  the  laws  of  hygiene  that  we 

ox'y  gen  breathe  plenty  of  oxygen. 

pon'der  ous  "Then,  from  a  rusted  iron  hook, 

lighted  A  bunch  of  ponderous  keys  he  took, 

dread'ful  ly  Lighted  a  torch,  and  Allan  led 

passage  Through  grated  arch  and  passage  dread." 

133 

REVIEW 

independently  rasp'ber  ry  subscribed''  height 

par'al  lei  trol'ley  postscript  cran'ber  ry 

re  lieved'  pam'phlet  fuch'sia  ey'rie 

pro  fes'sion  val'u  ing  re  hearse'  poi'son  ous 


134 


tri'an  gle 
stew'ard 
com  bine' 

tran'som 
sta'tion  er 
am  mo'nia 

hy'giene 
im  bue' 
i  tal'ic 

quaint 
cres'cent 
car'ti  lage 

work'man  ship 
ap  pear'ance 
ac'cla  ma'tion 
re  nowned' 
fes  tiv'i  ty 
bev'er  age 
mix'ture 
par  tic'u  lar 
al  leg'ing 
or'di  na  ry 


135 

"When  the  cloth  was  removed  the  butler 
brought  in  a  huge  silver  vessel  of  rare  and 
curious  workmanship.  Its  appearance  was 
hailed  with  acclamation,  being  the  Wassail 
Bowl,  so  renowned  in  Christmas  festivity. 
The  contents  had  been  prepared  by  the  squire 
himself;  for  it  was  a  beverage  in  the  skillful 
mixture  of  which  he  particularly  prided  him- 
self, alleging  that  it  was  too  abstruse  for  the 
comprehension  of  the  ordinary  servant." 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


37 


136 

lifer  al  ly  "The  table  was  literally  loaded  with  good 

abun'dance  cheer,   and  presented  an   epitome   of  country 

o  ver  flow'ing  abundance  in  this  season  of  overflowing  lard- 

lard'ers  ers.     A    distinguished    post    was    allotted    to 

dis  tin'guished  'ancient  sirloin'  as  mine  host  termed  it,  being, 

al  lofted  as  he  added,  'the  standard  of  old  English  hos- 

hos  pi  tal'i  ty  pitality,  and  a  joint  of  goodly  presence,  and 

ex  pec  ta'tion  full  of  expectation/  There  were  several  dishes 

quaint'ly  quaintly  decorated,  and  which  had  evidently 

tra  di'tion  al  something  traditional  in  their  embellishments." 


137 


trop'ic 
mer'chan  disc 
trea'dle 

va'cate 
mel'o  dies 
fem'i  nine 

va'grant 
pre  cede7 
mu'ci  lage 

fea'tve 
dye'ing 
priv'i  lege 

de  tect'ive 
in  ten'tion 
ju'rors 
schemes 


138 

REVIEW 

hu'mor  ist  knuc'kle  civ  il  ized' 

an  tique'  al'ti  tude  stag'nant 

de  mean'or          al  ter  a'tion  tric'kle 

o  rig'i  nat  ed       cap  i  ta'tion  al'pha  bet 


139 

WORD  BUILDING 

Fluere  (fluxus)  ;  radicals — flu,  flux=to  How. 
influx  (in,  into;  ftux,  to  flow),  to  flow  into. 

flurent  The  young  lawyer  was  fluent  of  speech  and 

in'flu  enced  easily  influenced  three  members  of  the  jury  to 

flu'en  cy  favor  his  client. 

afrflu  ence  Carnegie  rose  to  affluence  in  America. 

su  per'fluous  A  further  discussion  is  purely  superfluous. 

con'flu  ence  Pittsburg  is  located  at  the  confluence  of  the 

flu'id  Allegheny  and  Monongahela  rivers. 


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GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


verier  a  ble 
com  mu'ni  ty 
spec'i  men 
ven'er  a'tion 
com  pared' 
plane'-tree 
tra  di'tion 
cir  cum'fer  ence 
ca  pac'i  ty 
ep'i  taph 


140 

"There  are  many  venerable  and  famous 
trees  in  the  world,  and  nearly  every  com- 
munity has  a  specimen  or  two  which  it  regards 
with  special  pride  and  veneration,  but  all  these 
seem  to  be  in  the  first  flush  of  youth  when 
compared  with  the  great  plane-tree  on  the 
island  of  Cos,  in  the  Aegean  Sea.  Under  its 
branches  tradition  says  both  St.  Luke  and  St. 
Paul  rested.  It  is  a  huge  tree,  eighteen  yards 
in  circumference," 


141 


pro  nounce' 
knap'sack 
rhu'barb 

satch'el 
ro'dent 
lon'gi  tude 

lin'i  ment 
em  ploy'ee 
jointly 

li'cense 
sa  li'va 
germ 

142 


sham  poo' 
ges'ture 
es'say 

hic'cough 
ap'pe  tite 
giz'zard 

an  ti  sep'tic 
ex  haust/ 
so'cia  ble 

hireling 
bis'cuit 
ex  pul'sion 

ir  rep'a  ra  ble 

in  dis  pen'sa  ble 

pa'tri  ar'chal 

clem'en  cy 

peas'ants 

mosque 

re  fined' 

ob'vi  ous 

sev'e  ral 

im  ag'i  na'tion 


143 

"No  man's  loss  is  irreparable;  for  no  man 
is  indispensable." 

The  patriarchal  looking  old  man  is  the 
father  of  the  prisoner.  He  hoped  the  judge 
would  show  clemency  in  pronouncing  the  sen- 
tence on  his  only  boy. 

"All  gold  is  not  alike  when  refined." 

The  meaning  of  the  poem  is  not  obvious 
at  once  but  can  be  explained  in  several  ways. 

"Imagination  rules  the  world." 


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39 


com  par'a  tive 
an'nual  ly 
fes  tiv'i  ties 
ob  serv'ance 
f  oun  da'tion 
per  en'ni  al 
an'cients 
eel  e  bra'tion 
su  per  sti'tion 
con  nect'ed 


144 

ly  "Comparatively  few  of  the  millions  of  per- 
sons who  annually  enter  so  heartily  into  the 
festivities  of  Christmas  give  a  thought  to  the 
origin  of  the  customs  they  observe." 

"The  observance  of  our  modern  Christmas 
has  its  foundation  in  a  perennial  custom  of  the 
ancients,  from  whom  our  forefathers  took 
their  idea  of  a  celebration." 

"There  are  a  number  of  superstitions  con- 
nected with  a  Yule  log." 


in  flam'ma  ble  ap  pear'ance 

neu  ral'gia  al  leg'ing 

cres'cent  bev'er  age 

car'ti  lage  lifer  al  ly 


145 

REVIEW 

a  bun'dance 
tra  di'tion  al 
mu'ci  lage 
priv'i  lege 


146 

splic'ing  spher'ic  al  pros'trate 

browse  gi  raffe'  spig'ot 

au  tumn'al  bruise  feu'dal 


pre  cede7 
al.  lofted 
im  bue7 
tran'som 


ep'i  thet 
a  cad'e  my 
ver'sa  tile 


147 

WORD  BUILDING 

Ludere  (lusus)  ;  radicals — lud,  lus=to  play,  to  deceive, 
Ars;  radical— art =skill,  art. 

interlude  (inter,  between;  lude,  to  play),  played  between 
artless  (art,  skill;  less,  without),  without  skill. 

elude'  You  cannot  elude  a  guilty  conscience. 

de  lude'  It   is   unwise   to   delude   yourself   with   the 

il  lu'sions  mere  illusions  of  life. 

art'ist  The  painting  which  the  artist  has  just  com- 

artis'tic  pleted  is  very  artistic  indeed. 


40 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


his  tor'ic 
eel  e  bra'tion 
dec  la  ra'tion 
in  de  pend'ence 
fi'nal  ly 
po  si'tion 
pop'u  lar 
su  pe'ri  or 
el'e  ments 
qual'i  ties 


projectile 
a  poth  e  ca'ry 
eu  ca  lyp'tus 


su  per'flu  ous 
flu'id 

ven'er  a  ble 
ca  pac'i  ty 


cour'te  ous 
con'fi  dence 
ad  ver'si  ty 
en  ti'tled 
af  flic'tions 
dis  tress'es 
pro  portion 
es  ti  ma'tion 
char'i  ty 
in'qui  ry 
de  serv'ing 


148 

"The  historic  Liberty  Bell  which  first  rang 
out  in  celebration  of  the  adoption  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  met  with  many 
difficulties  before  it  was  finally  placed  in  the 
lofty  position  which  had  been  prepared  for  it." 
This  historic  bell  is  in  Philadelphia. 

"For  years  it  has  been  a  popular  theory  that 
the  country  boy  was  the  superior  of  his  city 
brother  in  all  the  elements  and  qualities  which 
make  for  success  in  life/' 

149 

a  lu'mi  num         guar'an  tee          sim  plic'i  ty 
ex  tor'tion  ap  pro'pri  ate      coun'te  nance 

me'ni  al  al'che  my  scen'er  y 

150 

REVIEW 

ep'i  taph  rhu'barb 

ven  er  a'tion 
license 
lin'i  ment 


clem'en  cy 

ir  rep'a  ra  ble  hireling 
in  dis  pen'sa  ble  ob'vi  ous 
pa'tri  ar'chal  ex  hausf 


151 

"Be  courteous  to  all,  but  intimate  with  few ; 
and  let  those  few  be  well  tried  before  you  give 
them  your  confidence.  True  friendship  is  a 
plant  of  slow  growth,  and  must  undergo  and 
withstand  the  shocks  of  adversity  before  it  is 
entitled  to  the  appellation.  Let  your  heart  feel 
for  the  afflictions  and  distresses  of  every  one, 
and  let  your  hand  give  in  proportion  to  your 
purse;  remembering  always  the  estimation  of 
the  widow's  mite,  that  it  is  not  every  one  that 
asketh  that  deserveth  charity." — Washington 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


GENERAL  REVIEW 
152 


privacy 

courier 

radiant 

hinging 

asparagus 


spacious 

firmament 

hearse 

notable 

audible 


pinnacle 

pedestal 

quorum 

blithely 

precisely 


condemn 

kiln 

elixir 

associate 

burly 


bilious 

boulder 

unhonored 

medley 

forfeit 

forceps 

cautious 

inactive 

monetary 

cancel 

abyss 

precious 

vaseline 

asylum 

indifference 

153 

vengeance 

fried 

principle 

pennant 

audience 

durable 

zinc 

fragrance 

cannibals 

irrigate 

suet 

intimate 

tenement 

receding 

interior 

154 

troupe 

architect 

wondrous 

tableaux 

heifer 

confident 

mortise 

concrete 

inveigle 

insolent 

maltese 

ascent 

studious 

trestle 

obedience 

155 

sleight 

pomp 

elegant 

antenna 

beau 

laurel 

interfere 

mosquitoes 

ninetieth 

cougar 

beach 

colliery 

corpse 

spindle 

epidemic 

GRADED   LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


156 


apparent 

mortgage 

access 

perimeter 

conscience 

accidental 

hibernate 

genial 

seine 

propeller 

covetous 

portable 

myriad 

granary 

tonsilitis 

heirloom 

solder 

capacity 

exhibition 

antiquity 

157 

cruise 

traveling 

avalanche 

ridicule 

mahogany 

scruple 

passenger 

pianist 

lieutenant 

sword 

tuneful 

sovereign 

epaulet 

microbe 

musician 

necessary 

intrepid 

wield 

reliance 

endured 

158 

judgment 

trachea 

epitaph 

trolley 

irrevocable 

ingenious 

liniment 

eyrie 

victuals 

harmonious 

clemency 

fuchsia 

pendulum 

discordant 

obvious 

pamphlet 

independent 

decrease 

exhaust 

relieved 

159 

proceeded 

jurors 

privilege 

irreparable 

excellent 

antique 

allotted 

patriarchal 

jockey 

stagnant 

alleging 

license 

vaccine 

appearance 

neuralgia 

capacity 

discipline 

mucilage 

inflammable 

indispensable 

1GO 

parallel 

oblique 

overseer 

foundry 

capitation 

exceed 

thermometer 

pavilion 

trickle 

receipt 

proprietor 

consonant 

knuckle 

solemn 

induced 

unprofitable 

demeanor 

superfluous 

museum 

notary 

SEVENTH  YEAR  GRADE 


THE  DAFFODILS 

I  wandered  lonely  as  a  cloud 

That  floats  on  high  o'er  vales  and  hills, 
When  all  at  once  I  saw  a  crowd, 

A  host  of  golden  daffodils; 
Beside  the  lake,  beneath  the  trees, 
Fluttering  and  dancing  in  the  breeze. 

Continuous  as  the  stars  that  shine 

And  twinkle  on  the  milky-way, 
They  stretched  in  never-ending  line 

Along  the  margin  of  a  bay : 
Ten  thousand  saw  I  at  a  glance, 
Tossing  their  heads  in  sprightly  dance. 

The  waves  beside  them  danced;  but  they 

Outdid  the  sparkling  waves  in  glee: 
A  poet  could  not  be  but  gay 

In  such  a  jocund  .company. 
I  gazed — and  gazed — but  little  thought 
What  wealth  the  show  to  me  had  brought; 

For  oft,  when  on  my  couch  I  lie 

In  vacant  or  in  pensive  mood, 
They  flash  upon  that  inward  eye 

Which  is  the  bliss  of  solitude ; 
And  then  my  heart  with  pleasure  fills, 
And  dances  with  the  daffodils. 

— William  Wordsworth 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


absolute 

clemency 

expedient 

immature 

affection 

calomel 

engraver 

laziness 

biscuit 

deficient 

genuine 

celebrate 

barrier 

besiege 

diversion 

discourse 

grotesque 

nursery 

nutrition 

shrunken 

haughty 

avarice 

nitrogen 

thievery 

hostage 

bountiful 

masticate 

signature 

implicate 

partners 

mercenary 

aptitude 

3 

American  "When  Freedom  from  her  mountain  height 

patriotism  Unfurled  her  standard  to  the  air, 

unfurled  She  tore  the  azure  robe  of  night, 

standard  And  set  the  stars  of  glory  there, 

azure  She  mingled  with  its  gorgeous  dyes 

mingled  The  milky  baldric  of  the  skies, 

gorgeous  And  striped  its  pure  celestial  white 

striped  With  streakings  of  the  morning  light; 

celestial  Then,  from  his  mansion  in  the  sun, 

streakings  She  called  her  eagle  bearer  down, 

mansion  And  gave  into  his  mighty  hand 

symbol  The  symbol  of  her  chosen  land." 


avalanche 

fiercest 

guardian 

ailment 

business 

enmity 

ligament 

jeopardy 

foundry 

ecstacy 

vocalize 

insincere 

glacier 

incident 

victuals 

illicit 

austere 

precipice 

fusillade 

chariots 

assignee 

prejudice 

dyspepsia 

aqueduct 

receiver 

anonymous 

egotism 

aquatic 

realized 

asterisk 

conscript 

coverlid 

46 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


6 

REVIEW 

besiege 
mercenary 
expedient 
grotesque 

celestial 
masticate 
thievery 
discourse 

calomel 
azure 
patriotism 
celebrate 

streakings 
gorgeous 
nutrition 
symbol 

buoyant 

barricade 

monotone 

metallic 

buttress 

barbarous 

nutriment 

organism 

deceiver 

diagonal 

terrible 

reality 

colonel 

copyright 

frequently 

sanctity 

effective  During  the  American  Revolution  such  lead- 
resistance  ers  as  Marion,  Sumter,  Pickens,  and  Williams 
picturesque  offered  effective  resistance  to  the  British  in 
revolutionary  the  South.  "Of  all  the  picturesque  characters 
associated  of  our  Revolutionary  period,  there  is  perhaps 
romantic  no  one  who,  in  the  memory  of  the  people,  is 
adventure  so  closely  associated  with  romantic  adventure 
gallant  as  Francis  Marion.  He  belonged  to  that  gal- 
deprived  lant  race  of  men  of  whose  services  France  had 
revoked  been  forever  deprived  when  Louis  XIV  re- 
commanders  voked  the  edict  of  Nantes.  His  father  had 
incredible  been  a  planter  near  Georgetown,  on  the  coast." 


brogue 

corolla 

demolish 

pathetic 

bivouac 

desperate 

deceit 

massacre 

abdicate 

conical 

mutineer 

sanguine 

chivalry 

defiance 

petrify 

preceptor 

10 


swarthy 

conquer 

treasury 

tyranny 

pliable 

capering 

sobriety 

uncoupled 

resemble 

decency 

violater 

vocalist 

averred 

decisive 

apparel 

zealous 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


11 


punctual 

vexatious 

officious 

collapse 

trousers 

variety 

malicious 

embargo 

socialist 

wearisome 

issuing 

fabulous 

testimony 

situated 

grewsome 

luxuriant 

12 

REVIEW 

fusillade 
aquatic 
anonymous 
assignee 

asterisk 
jeopardy 
ecstacy 
foundry 

implicate 
bountiful 
avalanche 
dyspepsia 

genuine 
avarice 
signature 
clemency 

18 

occupation  "The  son  (Francis  Marion)  while  following 
frontier  the  same  occupation,  had  been  called  off  to 
Cherokee  the  western  frontier  by  the  Cherokee  war  of 
strategy  1759,  in  the  course  of  which  he  had  made  him- 
demeanor  self  an  adept  in  woodland  strategy.  He  was 
stature  now  forty-seven  years  old,  a  man  of  few 
delicately  words  and  modest  demeanor,  small  in  stature 
organized  and  slight  in  frame,  delicately  organized,  but 
endowed  endowed  with  wonderful  nervous  energy  and 
intelligence  sleepless  intelligence.  Like  a  woman  in  quick- 
sympathy  ness  of  sympathy,  he  was  a  knight  in  courtesy, 
courtesy-  truthfulness,  and  courage." 


checkers  botanist  meteor  imperil 

acceptance  treadle  animate  malady 

banquet  hindrance  ovation  impugn 

spiral  aniarv  edict  alien 


14 

botanist 

meteor 

treadle 

animate 

hindrance 

ovation 

apiary 

edict 

15 

confidence 
hickory 

flattery 
incubator 

guarantee 
adopt 

armory 
shrivel 

harmonies  confidence  flattery  complexion 

icicle  hickory  incubator  agility 

aisle  guarantee  armory  dilute 

brewery  adopt  shrivel  apostle 


48 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


emanate 
muscle 
arsenic 
drapery 


apoplexy 
inclosure 
luscious 
amiable 


construction 

settlement 

extensive 

prairies 

agriculture 

industrial 

justified 

requirements 

immigrants 

productive 

especially 

advancement 


allure 
nurture 
dueling 
ballast 


jargon 
carouse 
servitude 
abridged 


16 

bogus 

acrid 

amputate 

shroud 

exhort 

oasis 

sequence 

bequeath 

17 

cereal 

integrity 

burdensome 

celluloid 

mutual 

abbreviate 

abate 

horrify 

18 


"When  the  construction  of  railroads,  built 
largely  through  the  aid  of  land  grants,  opened 
to  settlement  the  extensive  prairies  of  the 
West,  agriculture  was  pushed  more  rapidly 
than  the  industrial  advance  of  the  country 
justified.  With  the  rush  of  thousands  of  for- 
eign immigrants  to  that  section,  and  the  move- 
ment from  the  East,  there  was  brought  about 
an  increase  in  agricultural  products,  especially 
in  wheat  and  corn  and  live  stock,  in  advance 
of  the  growth  of  other  industries.  The  result 
was  a  decline  in  the  price  of  farm  products." 


19 

REVIEW 

deceiver 

incredible 

sajiguine 

sobriety 

celestial 

resistance 

massacre 

malicious 

sanctity 

gallant 

averred 

issuing 

colonel 

chivalry 

decency 

testimony 

20 

abstinence  impediment         maturer  diadem 

harmony  consequence        hawser  cupola 

capsule  absorption  serene  antique 

sensation  seminary  accrue  clarified 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


49 


21 

clique 

accessible             pittance               hazard 

acclivity 

laughable             renovate              meager 

seizure 

bachelor               area                      simplicity 

grimace 

calendar               piston                   accurately 

22 

censure 

accommodate      accusation           arduous 

allowable 

cavalier                pity                       mockery 

hemorrhage 

grenadier             bullock                 permanent 

grizzled 

plumbing             certificate             observant 

23 

dedication 

In  his   "Oration  at  the  Dedication  of  the 

monument 

Bennington    Battle    Monument"    Mr.    Phelps 

accounted 

said  :.  "If  battles  were  to  be  accounted  great  in 

proportion 

proportion  to  the  numbers  engaged,  Benning- 

engaged 

ton  would  be  but  small.     But  it  is  not  num- 

Bennington 

bers  alone  that  give  importance  to  battlefields. 

importance 

It  is  the  cause  that  is  fought  for,  the  heroism 

heroism 

and    self-sacrifice   displayed,    and   the   conse- 

sacrifice 

quences  which  follow,  that  give  significance  to 

displayed 

conflicts  of  arms.     Judged  by  these  standards, 

consequences 

Bennington  may  well  be  reckoned  among  the 

reckoned 

memorable  battles  of  the  world." 

24 

REVIEW 

strategy 

hindrance             aisle                      celluloid 

intelligence 

impugn                treadle                 luscious 

courtesy 

apiary                  carouse                 dueling 

spiral 

acceptance           emanate               integrity 

25 

plateaus 

indecent               kiln                       infantile 

acrobat 

adroit                   predicate              ludicrous 

medallion 

lyceurn                 balustrade           acquit 

pictorial 

reality                  plurality              obligation 

50 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


26 


harangue 

accumulate 

notary 

adherent 

accompany 

optician 

mobile 

pleurisy 

marshal 

serious 

arteries 

endanger 

optimist 

achieve 

mitigated 

ambuscade 

27 

majestic  dwarf  morgue  omelet 

parody  fledged  jester  adjacent 

advisory  innumerable  intrinsic  plausible 

encounter  adverbial  adversity  administer 

28 

government  "It  (the  battle  of  Bennington)  was,  on  our 
regular  side,  the  people's  fight.  No  government  di- 
concerned  rected  or  supplied  it ;  no  regular  force  was  con- 
organized  cerned;  it  was  a  part  of  no  organized  cam- 
embodied  paign.  New  Hampshire  sent  her  hastily  em- 
militia  bodied  militia,  not  the  less  volunteers.  In 
volunteers  Vermont  and  Massachusetts  it  was  the  spon- 
spontaneous  taneous  uprising  of  a  rural  and  peace-loving 
population  population,  to  resist  invasion,  to  defend  their 
invasion  homes,  to  vindicate  their  right  of  self-govern- 
vindicate  ment.  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill  were  in 
parallels  this  respect  its  only  parallels  in  the  war." 

29 


shampoo 

gymnastics 

inevitable 

methodical 

adoring 

lustrous 

ballet 

lunacy 

bulletin 

adhesion 

guillotine 

imitator 

heinous 

baroness 

infantry 

anchorage 

30 

REVIEW 

prairies 

abstinence 

pittance 

consequences 

requirements 

capsule 

calendar 

proportion 

advancement 

seminary 

hemorrhage 

accounted 

agriculture 

clique 

grenadier 

reckoned 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


51 


nucleus 
answerable 
barbarian 
nuisance 


passionate 
orifice 
plasterer 
regatta 


bayonets 

ammunition 

husbanded 

hardihood 

resolution 

experience 

hastily 

intrenched 

adequate 

impossible 

veterans 

destruction 


31 

observatory 
indolence 
influenza 
beguile 

lacerate 
monogram 
barometer 
antiquity 

32 

piazza 
allurement 
ingenious 
knowledge 

medium 
journalist 
alleviate 
inoculate 

incredible 
pageants 
alderman 
languor 


boycott 
pouch 
minutes 
opiate 


33 


"Half  of  his  troops  were  without  bayonets, 
and  even  ammunition  had  to  be  husbanded. 
He  lacked  everything  but  men,  and  his  men 
lacked  everything  but  hardihood  and  indomit- 
able resolution.  Upon  all  known  rules  and 
experience  of  warfare,  the  successful  storm- 
ing, by  a  hastily  organized  militia,  of  an  in- 
trenched position  at  the  top  of  a  hill,  held  by 
an  adequate  regular  force,  would  have  been 
declared  impossible.  But  it  was  the  impos- 
sible that  happened,  in  a  rout  of  the  veterans 
that  amounted  to  destruction." 


34 


mattresses 
notations 

mastication 
insolvent 

brutalize 
courteous 

corps 
brethren 

alabaster 
burlesque 

allusion 
indigent 

design 
morphine 

mechanic 
conscience 

35 


cologne 
descendant 
alluded 
effigy 

flange 
artillery 
compositor 
excellent 

polygon 
architect 
reluctant 
swathe 

squirming 
wretchedness 
valuation 
enrollment 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


medallion 
acquit 
kiln 
balustrade 


worsted 
eccentric 
muscular 
alacrity 


literature 

eloquence 

enshrine 

decisive 

critical 

epochs 

determined 

breastworks 

desperation 

kindled 

supernatural 

possessions 


vegetation 
brigadier 
agnostic 
convenience 


coronet 
gratify 
viol 
galleries 


36 

REVIEW 

harangue 
optimist 
ambuscade 
adjacent 

plausible 
intrinsic 
spontaneous 
parallels 

heinous 
guillotine 
imitator 
inevitable 

37 

holiness 
writhe 
bravado 
shellacs 

edifice 
dower 
exonerate 
allowance 

execute 
boulevard 
venison 
worthier 

38 

"History  and  literature,  eloquence  and 
poetry  have  combined  to  enshrine  in  the 
memory  of  mankind  those  decisive  charges,  at 
critical  moments,  by  which  great  battles  have 
been  won  and  epochs  in  the  life  of  nations  de- 
termined. I  set  against  the  splendor  of  them 
all  that  final  onset  up  yonder  hill  and  over  its 
breastworks  of  those  New  England  farmers, 
on  whose  faces  desperation  had  kindled  the 
supernatural  light  of  battle  which  never  shines 
in  vain.  They  were  fighting  for  all  they  had 
on  earth,  whether  of  possessions  or  of  rights." 


debit 
chute 

immerse 
languid 


mercantile 
pellet 
reverence 
ordeal 


39 

consecrate 

encircle 

glazier 
extremity 
fidelity 

agreement 
bounty 
cannonade 

40 

agitate 
dormant 
nicotine 
penal 

meditate 
percolate 
refugee 
epistle 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


531 


ordinance 
parish 
renewal 
placid 


incredible 
antiquity 
beguile 
nuisance 


scientists 

rejuvenate 

alfalfa 

irrigation 

fertility 

fertilizer 

improvement 

diversify 

increasing 

unlimited 

reclamation 

materially 


41 

artisan 
malicious 
nocturnal 

pervade 
sapphire 
enunciate 

omnibus 

bronchial 

42 

REVIEW 

allurement 

bayonets 

orifice 

intrenched 

alleviate 

mattresses 

adequate 

conscience 

publisher 
operative 
magnificent 
pancreas 


burlesque 
reluctant 
enrollment 
cologne 


43 


"Scientists  are  teaching  farmers  here  and 
there,  and  from  them  others  are  learning,  how 
to  rejuvenate  and  rebuild  their  land  by  the 
use  of  alfalfa,  cowpeas,  vetch,  and  other  crops. 
They  are  learning  how  to  diversify  their  pro- 
ducts. Increasing  wealth  and  the  gain  in 
population  are  creating  an  almost  unlimited 
market  for  the  diversified  crops.  The  orchard, 
the  truck-garden,  the  dairy,  are  all  yielding 
their  fair  share  of  wealth  and  helping  mate- 
rially to  swell  these  great  totals  of  agricultural 
output  and  increase  in  farm  values." 

44 


numerable 
peevish 
economize 
borough 

apprentice 
indulgence 
laudable 
isinglass 

imprudent 
loiter 
edible 
culinary 

dimensions 
cranberry 
distil 
splintered 

45 


cumbrous 

luminous 

nostrum 

penetrate 

utensil 

opaque 

spectacle 

remnant 

cuspidor 

matrimony 

pertinence 

moccasin 

avoirdupois 

penalty 

syringe 

organic 

54 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


noxious 
material 
pendulum 
oppressors 


ironclad 
skirmish 
tedious 
utterance 


Lafayette 

essential 

prominent 

unjustified 

bestowed 

courageous 

intrusted 

laborious 

complicated 

requirement 

patiently 

perilous 


46 

proficient 
relinquish 
respectful 
rogue 

diary 
embezzle 
ferment 
garters 

47 

whimsical 
various 
tremendous 
sociable 

sepulcher 
texture 
incense 
lubricator 

illegible 
license 
grovel 
illiterate 


hysterical 
irritable 
gravitate 
hyacinth 


48 


"There  have  been  those  who  have  denied  to 
Lafayette  the  name  of  a  great  man.  What  is 
greatness  ?  Does  goodness  belong  to  greatness, 
and  make  an  essential  part  of  it?  If  it  does, 
who,  I  would  ask,  of  all  the  prominent  names 
in  history,  has  run  through  such  a  career  with 
so  little  reproach,  justly  or  unjustly  bestowed? 
Are  military  courage  and  conduct  the  measure 
of  greatness?  Washington  intrusted  Lafay- 
ette with  all  kinds  of  service — the  laborious 
and  complicated,  which  required  skill  and 
patience ;  the  perilous,  that  demanded  nerve/' 


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boulevard 
shellacs 
bravado 
alacrity 

eloquence 
epochs 
desperation 
literature 

brigadier 
cannonade 
percolate 
pellet 

mercantile 
ordinance 
magnificent 
malicious 

50 


imitation 

impudent 

misgovern 

reveille 

lucrative 

novice 

persuasion 

scurry 

monopoly 

marmalade 

ointment 

oleander 

peculiar 

paralysis 

pulsate 

peculiar 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


55 


51 


pessimist 

regulate 

saline 

reconcile 

officiate 

sanity 

nihilist 

morose 

minority 

nomadic 

vulgarity 

immersion 

patience 

insurgents 

gourd 

flexible 

52 


resignation 
molecule 
kindliness 
mischievous 


imperious 
explosion 
ghastly 
rectitude 


aggregate 
decorations 
consigned 
conveyance 


arrogate 
salvation 
resign 
pillage 


53 

WORD  BUILDING 

Capere  (captus)  ;  Radicals — cap,  capt,  cept,  ceive=/o  take,  to 

hold,  to  seize. 

Cura;  Radicals — cur=care,  cure,  attention. 
CVware  (clintus)  ;  Radicals — clin=fo  lean,  to  bend. 
capable  (cap,  to  seize;  able,  able),  able  to  seize  or  understand, 
curious  (cur,  attention;  ous,iu\\  of), full  of  attention,  attentive, 
decline  (de,  from,  away;  din,  to  bend),  to  bend  or  lean  from. 

inclined  He  was  inclined  to  accept  the  offer, 

captive  The  captive  soon  perceived  that  an  excep- 

perceived  tion  would  be  made  in  his  case  in  order  that 

exception  he  might  visit  his  wife  who  was  very  sick. 


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rejuvenate 
materially 
diversify 
improvement 

indulgence 
distil 
loiter 
cumbrous 

pertinence 
moccasin 
avoirdupois 
illegible 

license 
lubricator 
tremendous 
oppressors 

55 


reprieve 

quaint 

rarefy 

gelatin 

publicity 

routine 

intrusion 

fraught 

mirage 

isolation 

legality 

euchre 

naturalist 

promontory 

illustrate 

filial 

56 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


56 


extinguish 
italicize 
rebellion 
sanitary 


fiendish 
suitor 
recognize 
apostrophe 


germinate  condescend 

dissatisfaction  exquisite 

congenial  benediction 

surge  duration 


57 


disheveled 
confidential 
volunteer 
pompous 

efficient 
dormitory 
vibrate 
scientific 

correspond 
porridge 
industrial 
digestible 

globular 
dearth 
compromise 
putrefy 

58 
WORD  BUILDING 

Currere  (cursus)  ;  Radicals — curr,  cur,  curs=/o  run. 
Cor  (cordis)  ;  Radicals — cor,  cord=the  heart. 
incursion  (in,  into;  cur,  to  run;  ion,  ing),  a  running  into,  hos- 
tile inroad, 
cordial  (cord,  heart;  al,  belonging  to)  belonging  to  the  heart, 

hearty. 

core  The  core  of  the  apple  is  decayed, 

currency  Currency  passes  from  person  to  person, 

excursion  On  our  excursion  yesterday  we  went  boat- 

current  ing  on  the  river  and  thought  the  current  un- 

concurred  usually  swift.     All  concurred  in  this  opinion. 


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formula 
expedition 
entrench 
fickleness 

classical 
digress 
fiction 
irregular 

surgical 
unflinching 
dauntlessly 
trough 

secretion 
custody 
divulge 
treachery 

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prominent  reveille  immersion  arrogate 

courageous          oleander  pessimist  perceived 

requirement         marmalade          mischievous  curious 

perilous  insurgents  ghastly  capable 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING                        57 

61 

shoal 
unrivaled 
toilsome 
virus 

severity 
curiosity 
digit 
populated 

pugnacious 
satellite 
commissioner 
totally 

62 

secondary 
microbe 
parasite 
aggravate 

persistent 
sarcasm 
negotiate 
specialty 

aghast 
perforate 
apothecary 
neutrality 

usual 

subscription 
warrant 
vanquished 

mileage 
particular 
odorous 
pugilist 

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WORD  BUILDING 

Movere  (motus)  ;  Radicals — mov,  mot=/0  move. 

Multus ;  Radical — mu\ti=many,  much. 

Mors;  Radical — mort=death. 

promote  (pro,  forward;  mot,  to  move),  to  move  forward. 

multiply  (mult,  many;  ply,  to  fold),  to  increase  many  times. 

mortal  (mort,  death;  al,  relating  to),   relating  to  death. 

remove  The  attempt  to  remove  them  from  the  hall 

commotion  caused  a  commotion  in  the  audience, 

immortal  Most  people  believe  the  soul  to  be  immortal, 

multitude  He   assured   the   great   multitude   that  the 

remote  danger  of  fire  was  very  remote. 

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maneuver 

contrivance 

platoon 

broncho 

odious 

diseases 

neutral 

recognize 

palatial 

procession 

occasion 

vitriol 

arena 

saliva 

attraction 

regatta 

65 


victorious 
reprimand 
parliament 
mammoth 


negligence 
autograph 
nautical 
panacea 


signify 
trellis 
mistletoe 
rotating 


obvious 
temperature 
miserable 
oceanic 


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GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


reprieve 
gelatin 
mirage 
euchre 


discussing 
uncoil 
tiresome 
pollute 


66 

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italicize 
condescend 

porridge 
scientific 

apostrophe 
pompous 

currency 
current 

67 

conqueror 
tillage 
diaphragm 
recreation 

unsheath 
distillery 
serenade 
unburden 

incursion 
surgical 
classical 
formula 


destitute 
councilman 
bronchitis 
authorize 


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WORD  BUILDING 

Notare  (notatus)  ;  Radical — not=/o  mark,  to  note. 

Noscere  (notus)  ;  Radical,  not=/o  know. 

denote  (de,  from;  not,  to  mark),  to  mark  off  from  others. 

noticed  Many  teachers  have  noticed   that  children 

notions  have  more  notions  than  they  have  words.     It 

noticeable  is  just  as  noticeable  that  many  adults  have 

notaries  more  words  than  they  have  notions, 
annotations  Notaries  are  sometimes  asked  to  certify  to 

notable  the  correctness  of  annotations, 
notorious  It  is  a  notable  fact  that  notorious  criminals 

notoriety  enjoy  the  notoriety  they  achieve. 

69 


universal 

ulster 

occurrence 

suspicious 

excursions 

shrapnel 

tincture 

pommel 

glistening 

epidemic 

sentinel 

delicacy 

forecastle 

ceremony 

obviate 

vicious 

70 


vigilance 
typhus 
securely 
navigator 


beneficial 
sediment 
naturalize 
malleable 


unaffected 
surfeit 
mirthful 
patronage 


marine 
periodical 
commercial 
description 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


5D. 


71 


contagion 

typhoid 

obsolete 

porcelain 

defiant 

vertebra 

sagacious 

query 

miniature 

surety 

populous 

blaspheme 

particle 

turquoise 

salivary 

appreciate 

warrant 
satellite 
pugnacious 
toilsome 


72 

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mileage  promote  occasion 

parasite  mortal  obvious 

negotiate  contrivance  negligence 

remote  neutral  parliament 


73 

WORD  BUILDING 

Pendere  (pensus)  ;  Radicals — pend,  pens=to  hang. 
Dignus ;  Radical — dign=worthy. 
suspense  (sus,  under;  pense,  to  hang),  held  in  doubt, 
dignity  (dign,  worthy;  ity,  state  of),  state  of  being  worthy. 

pendulum  A  pendulum  may  be  made  by  suspending 

suspension  a  weight  from  a  fixed  point  of  attachment, 

depended  I  depended  upon  my  guide  to  deliver  me 

impending  from  the  impending  danger, 

appendix  The  vermiform  appendix  is  an  appendage  of 

appendage  the  large  intestine;   an  inflammation   of  this 

appendicitis  organ  is  called  appendicitis. 

74 

salutary  macaroni  destruction  ruddiness 

pneumonia  mismanage          clerical  tubular 

sacrifice  device  turbulent  rotation 

pacified  curiosities  sensible  promissory 

75 

plague  deception  spacious  intimidate 

rodent  captivate  gesture  loathe 

timorous  security  exploring  hygiene 

suffuse  capitulate  furrier  suffocate 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


76 


theory 
supremacy 
livid 
grammarian 


endorser 
generate 
grouped 
irresistible 


leisure 
fictitious 
economy 
gormand 


interpret 
levity 
enrapture 
domineer 


77 


encore 

document 

thwart 

cower 

lenient 
illiberal 
garrison 

gastric 
doubtfully 
sphinx 

tattoo 
severity 
counselor 

detention 
exhaustless 
dissect 

78 
WORD  BUILDING 

Secare  (sectus)  ;  Radicals — sect,  sec=to  cut. 

intersect  (inter,  between ;  sect,  to  cut),  to  cut  into  parts. 

insect  There  are  many  insects  on  the  grass. 

segment  Segments  and  sectors  are  parts  of  circles; 

sector  secants  are  lines  that  cut  others. 

secants  Dividing  a  line  into  two  parts  is  called  bi- 

bisecting  secting  it;  three  part  divisions  are  trisections. 

trisecting  The  professor  wishes  some  more  frogs  for 

dissected  his  students  to  dissect. 

sectional  Most  sectional   strife  is  due  to  ignorance. 

sickleman  "You  sun-burned  sickleman,  of  August  weary." 


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tillage 
distillery 
bronchitis 
discussing 

noticeable 
annotations 
notoriety 
universal 

sentinel 
vicious 
miniature 
unaffected 

surfeit 
contagion 
turquoise 
sagacious 

80 


agreeable 
ventricle 
commune 
destination 

gaseous 
auspicious 
fibrous 
transient 

fissure 
trespasser 
fugitive 
affectation 

declension 
rotunda 
veinous 
corridor 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


61 


81 


triplicate 
gaudy 
apparatus 
feasible 

dependent 
bigamist 
rosette 
irrigate 

attendant 
cupboard 
ridiculous 
righteously 

spurious 
promenade 
retirement 
trinity 

82 


ridicule 
ventilation 
prophecy 
temperature 


resume 

repetition 

thrifty 

trivial 

ingenuity 

registry 

terminate 

parachute 

riveted 
plumber 
irksome 
velocity 

83 

WORD  BUILDING 

Nox  (noctis)  ;  Radicals — nox,  noc=night. 

Aequus;  Radicals — equi,  equ=equal. 

unequal  (un,  not;  equ,  equal;  al,  being),  being  not  equal. 

The  equinoxes  fall  on  March  21  and  Septem- 
ber 21,  and  equinoctial  storms  are  said  to 
occur  at  these  times. 

The  owl  is  called  a  nocturnal  bird  of  prey. 

Burton  says  death  will  equalize  us  all. 

Inequality  is  indispensable  to  progress. 

Your  requests  are  equivalent  to  commands. 

The  ancients  used  the  sign  of  equation. 

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equinox 

equinoctial 

nocturnal 

equalize 

inequality 

equivalent 

equation 

coequal 


pendulum 
appendix 
appendicitis 
suspension 

pneumonia 
promissory 
clerical 
furrier 

timorous 
spacious 
supremacy 
irresistible 

fictitious 
illiberal 
severity 
counselor 

85 


righteous 
platinum 
treachery 
spherical 

leprosy 
inventory 
delicate 
legislature 

curbed 
deference 
transparent 
resemblance 

testator 
delinquent 
terminal 
hydrogen 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


86 


tributary 

verdure 

terrify 

subjugated 

succor 

atonement 

apparition 

ferocity 

crevice 

coupe 

recruit 

reimburse 

replenish 

verify 

ineffective 

creamery 

87 


vagrant 

oblivious 

leprous 

memento 

desolate 

navigable 

magnetism 

feign 

variable 

patentee 

lettuce 

lavender 

interlude 

magistrate 

assertion 

apathy 

88 
WORD  BUILDING 

Animus ;  Radical — amm=mind. 
Anima ;  Radical — anim=life. 
Altus ;  Radical — alt=high. 

unanimous  (un,  one;  anim,  mind;  ous,  having),  of  one  mind, 
reanimate  (re,  back  or  anew;  anima,  life;  ate,  to  make),  to 
make  alive  anew,  to  infuse  fresh  life  or  vigor, 
altar  (alt,  high;  ar,  relating  to),  a  high  place. 

altitude  The  boy's  eyes  sparkled  with  animation  as 

animation  lie  watched  the  little  animals  playing, 
animals  What  is  the  difference  between  animate  and 

animate  inanimate  things? 

89 


assignor 

partisan 

misconstrue 

league 

benevolent 

obscurity 

nautical 

grievance 

particles 

misconduct 

bereave 

inquisitive 

fertility 

obstacle 

valiant 

tenacious 

90 

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segment  gaseous  ridiculous  terminate 

sickleman  veinous  feasible  nocturnal 

bisecting  trespasser  ingenuity  equivalent 

secants  righteously          repetition  equinox 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


91 


legacy 

ingredient 

grievous 

squawk 

ignorance 

hysteria 

quietude 

municipal 

graphite 

revelry 

respective 

siesta 

musketry 

musical 

swerve 

murky 

92 


machinery 

instrument 

intelligent 

identical 

recital 

menu 

gracefulness 

soluble 

profanity 

derision 

intercede 

enterprise 

laborious 

compliment 

legible 

debris 

93 

WORD  BUILDING 

Annus  ;  Radicals — ann,  enn— a  year. 

Dies;  Radicals — dis,  diu=ra  day. 

biennial  (bi,  two;  enn,  year;  al,  pertaining  to),  two  years. 


annual 

diary 

perennial 

century 

millenium 

centennial 

anniversary 

diurnal 


granular 
larceny 
menial 
affluence 


temperance 
scrofula 
relapse 
pillory 


My  father  makes  an  annual  statement  from 
the  diary  which  he  keeps  very  carefully. 

Some  grasses,  like  trees,  are  perennials. 

A  century  is  a  hundred  years;  a  millenium 
is  a  thousand  years.  A  centennial  fair  is  one 
held  on  the  hundredth  year.  An  anniversary 
marks  the  yearly  occurrence.  Diurnal  means 
daily,  as  diurnal  revolution  of  the  earth. 


94 

aerial 
betroth 

tantalize 
treacherous 

squadron 
affable 

corpulent 
malaria 

menace 
affectionate 

scythe 
substituted 

95 

rebate 
surgeon 
financier 
manure 

sovereigns 
pitiable 
scissors 
dispensary 

diligence 
social 
pontoon 
scourge 

64 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


righteous 
deference 
delinquent 
transparent 


scabbard 
capacious 
piteous 
restraint 


Ffdere  (z/iras 
invisible  (in, 

visible 

revising 

supervision 

vision 

revision 

visionaries 

advise 

supervisory 

revival 
physician 
scrupulous 
ratio 


equation 
significant 
directory 
furious 


96 

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tributary  navigable 

coupe  lavender 

ferocity  animate 

leprous  unanimous 

97 


reprimand 
physique 
schedule 
equipped    . 

disputant 
quota 
realize 
dilution 

reanimate 
bereave 
grievance 
tenacious 


element 
frontiers 
reveal 
disciple 


98 
WORD  BUILDING 

)  ;  Radical — vis=to  see. 

not;  vis,  to  see;  ible,  capable  of),  not  capable  of 
being  seen. 

The  scientist  studies  nature's  visible  forms 
and  is  continually  revising  his  conclusions. 

Expert  school  supervision  is  a  fine  art. 

The  visions  of  my  youth  have  all  departed. 

Doctrines  continually  need  careful  revision. 

Visionaries  always  advise  us  that  circum- 
stances will  certainly  change  for  the  better. 

The  senate  has  supervisory  powers. 


science 
eligible 
analyze 
exulted 


dilatory 
funeral 
exchanges 
affirmed 


99 

quay 
equinox 
resemblance 
quantity 

100 

elliptical 
franchise 
envious 
tentacles 


fumigate 
prediction 
solicitor 
prodigy 

fraudulent 
emotion 
permeate 
elegy 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


65 


101 

embellish 
swivel 
frugal 
scarcity 

frivolous 
insinuate 
congeal 
debit 

qualified 
embryo 
revenue 
development 

existence 
fracture 
anniversary 
sycamore 

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REVIEW 

ingredient 
swerve 
municipal 
grievous 

identical 
intercede 
legible 
millenium 

centennial 
diurnal 
treacherous 
affectionate 

aerial 
pillory 
diligence 
sovereigns 

103 

WORD  BUILDING 

C/aware  (clamatus)  ;  Radicals — clamat,  clamor,  claim=/o  call, 
to  shout. 

CV/are  (citatus)  ;  Radicals — cite,  citat=/o  stir  up,  to  rouse. 

acclamation  (ac,  to;  clamat,  to  shout;  ion,  act  of),  act  of  shout- 
ing out. 

excite  (e.r,  out;  cite,  to  rouse),  to  rouse  out,  to  stir  up. 

excitable  The  people  are  not  excitable  and  the  agita- 

incite  tors  could  not,  therefore,  incite  them  to  riot, 

clamorous  The  clamorous  crows  flew  to  the  woods, 

proclamation  The  President's  proclamation  was  received 

exclamation  with  exclamations  of  marked  approval. 

1O4 

designer  hypocrite 

fellowship  stupefy 

entreated  insecure 

regiment  elopement 

1O5 

caliber  callous  fraternal  synonym 

fatigued  archer  festivals  centralize 

discussion  disguise  maxim  emphasize 

eminence  major  equivalent  stealthily 


endurance 
devastate 

symptom 
excavation 

squander 
disastrous 

siphon 
dirge 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


106 


manicure 

infamous 

coupon 

humid 

infuriate 

humility 

despotism 

desertion 

hungrily 

calcimine 

infamy 

cessation 

gossamer 

congestion 

humorous 

iniquity 

107 


hostility 

creation 

energies 

infrequent 

intensely 

statistics 

chicory 

collection 

carat 

reconcile 

industrious 

frieze 

defective 

intimacy 

hominy 

calculate 

108 

WORD  BUILDING 

Met'iri  (mensus)  ;  Radicals — metr,  meter=measure. 

diameter  (dia,  through;  meter,  measure),  the  measure  through 

the  middle  of  a  circle, 
metrical  (metr,  measure;  ical,  relating  to),  relating  to  meter. 

meter  The  root  meter  is  used  in  naming  many  of 

thermometer  the  instruments  by  which  things  are  measured. 
The  thermometer  measures  heat;  the  barom- 
eter measures  the  weight  of  the  air ;  the  chro- 
nometer measures  time;  the  gasometer  meas- 
ures the  volume  of  gas ;  the  electrometer  is  the 
instrument  that  measures  electricity. 

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fumigate  fraudulent 

solicitor  frivolous 

elliptical  scarcity 

significant  existence 

no 

colossal  ingenious 

inscription  solitaire 

resource  strychnine 

superseded  catsup 


barometer 

chronometer 

gasometer 

electrometer 

symmetrical 


capacious 
physique 
reveal 
schedule 


informant 
chiefly 
embassy 
symbol 


visionaries 
supervisory 
visible 
resemblance 


teachable 
stratum 
intestines 
circuit 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


111 

singularly 
cadaverous 
endurable 
fascinate 

endorse 
solidity 
challenged 
evaporate 

confirmation 
political 
eventful 
fantastic 

solstice 
etiquette 
fateful 
similarity 

112 

eradicate 
facilitate 
skeptical 
contractor 

especially 
fabric 
stenography 
challenge 

establish 
fatigue 
anxiety 
encircled 

fallacy 
assurance 
extricate 
corrugated 

113 

WORD  BUILDING 

Numerus;  Radical — numer— a  number. 

Nasci  (natus)  ;  Radicals — nase,  nat=/0  grow,  to  be  born. 

Navis ;  Radical — nav=a  ship. 

numerous  (numer,  number;  ous,  full  of),  of  many  numbers. 

natal  (not,  born;  al,  pertaining  to),  pertaining  to  birth. 

navigate  (nav,  a  ship;  ig,  to  drive;  ate,  act  of),  to  drive  or 

direct  a  ship. 

numbering  They  are  numbering  the  houses  today, 

navy  England's  navy  is  the  largest  in  the  world, 

navigators  Magellan  was  one  of  the  world's  greatest 

native  navigators ;  Fiske  considered  him  the  greatest. 


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clamorous 

endurance 

eminence 

cessation 

exclamation 
acclamation 
excitable 

disastrous 
regiment 
equivalent 

disguise 
stealthily 
infuriate 

statistics 
frieze 
carat 

115 

anatomy 

recorder 

choral 

posterior 

exaggerate 
choir 
associate 

annexation 
pernicious 
refrigerator 

anticipate 
erasure 
falsify 

reverence 
anteroom 
erosion 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


antidote 

eruption 

chloroform 

fanaticism 

phlegm 

antiseptic 

anguish 

estuaries 

116 

antagonist  sluggish 

phonograph  prohibit 

antiquated  assimilate 

eulogy  cholera 

117 

ascertain  protrude  reveal  recommend 

candidly  resolution  concise  phantom 

steerage  profile  provincial  artesian 

consumptive  ascended  assassin  suspicion 

118 

WORD  BUILDING 

Trahere  (tractus)  ;  Radical — tract=/o  draw. 

Tendere   (tensus)  ;  Radicals — tend,  tens,  tent=/0  stretch. 

attractive  (at,  to;  tract,  to  draw;  ive,  that  which),  that  which 

draws  or  attracts  attention, 
extension  (.ex,  out;  tens,  to  stretch;  ion,  act  or  condition  of), 

act  of  stretching  out. 

protracting  He  is  purposely  protracting  the  session, 

detractors  His  detractors  will  he  haled  into  court. 

ostentatious  His  ostentatious  manners  attracted  the  at- 

attention  tention  of  all  those  present, 

extracting  That  process  of  extracting  works  well. 


rascality 

perpetuate 

recompense 

charitable 

phaeton 

raiment 

phosphate 

essential 

quivered 

phonics 

collier 

artificial 

catacombs 

chicory 

arrears 

executor 

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symmetrical         teachable  similarity  stenography 

gasometer  solitaire  fascinate  numerous 

electrometer        strychnine  corrugated  navigators 

diameter  challenged  extricate  natal 


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121 


facsimile 
surgery 
sobriety 
procedure 

stringent 
contravene 
steadiness 
comedy 

preservation 
radiators 
competent 
regulation 

conviction 
persecute 
reverent 
countenance 

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constancy 
staunch 
privacy 
physical 

casino 
courageous 
precedent 
stability 

stencil 
cornea 
persevere 
prominence 

retinue 
chamois 
rapidity 
cartridges 

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WORD  BUILDING 

Tribuere    (tributus)  ;   Radical — tribut=/o   assign,   to   allot,   to 

give. 

Sumerz  (sumptus)  ;  Radicals — sum,  sumpt=/o  take. 
attribute  (at,  to;  tribut,  to  assign),  assign  to,  belonging  to. 
resumption  (re,  again;  sumpt,  to  take;  ion,  act  of),  the  act  of 

taking  or  assuming  again. 

assuming  They  are  assuming  that  the  consumption  of 

consumption  iron  goods  will  increase  the  next  few  years, 

tributary  The  Ohio  is  a  tributary  of  the  Mississippi, 

distribution  Darwin's   discussion   of  the   distribution   of 

contribution  plants  is  a  valuable  contribution  to  science. 

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caterer 

exploits 

chasm 

carrion 

succession 

guinea 

snobbish 

slough 

suspected 

inimitable 

copiously 

capacity 

disposition 

ocular 

prosperity 

prudence 

125 


congregate 

chemist 

converge 

ferrule 

presuppose 

cavalry 

bigotry 

gauze 

radius 

slippery 

jocund 

magician 

sloyd 

correction 

canine 

oratories 

70 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


126 

REVIEW 

reverence 
pernicious 
refrigerator 
exaggerate 

phlegm 
antiseptic 
assimilate 
ascended 

reveal 
recommend 
ostentatious 
extracting 

protracting 
phaeton 
recompense 
artificial 

127 

abscess 
aliquot 
diphthong 
impede 

dysentery 
waive 
triple 
tepid 

taint 
chilblain 
clambered 
reliant 

cymbals 
incurring 
lithe 
monastery 

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WORD  BUILDING 

Caedere  (Caesus)  ;  Radicals — cide,  cise=/o  cut,  to  kill. 
Nunciere  (nunciatus)  ;  Radicals — nunci,  nounc=to  announce, 

to  tell. 

precise  (pre,  before;  else,  to  cut)  ;  to  cut  before,  careful,  exact, 
annunciation  (an,  to;  nunci,  to  announce;  ion,  act  of),  the  act 

of  announcing. 

precision  Precision  in  language  is  hard  to  acquire, 

renounced  He  renounced  his  rights  to  the  throne, 

enunciates  James  enunciates  very  distinctly, 

decisions  The  language  used  in  the  court's  decisions 

conciseness          is  noted  for  its  elegance  and  conciseness. 

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unique  coincide  scaffold 

whey  prodigious  agile 

moulded  saluting  essence 

annoyance  frigate  solicit 


noisome 
provocative 
revelry 
spontaneous 


serenade 
tedious 
festival 
hideous 


unfortunate 
writhe 
asthma 
exquisite 


ISO 

advertisement 
fascinated 
rhubarb 
severity 


automobile 
reverend 
salvage 
equinox 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


71' 


131 

allegory 
imprudent 
happiness 
alienate 

frivolous 
impossible 
anecdotes 
contentment 

boundaries 
catarrh 
delirium 
envious 

dedicate 
implement 
lenient 
adulterate 

132 

REVIEW 

facsimile  staunch  distribution  copiously 

sobriety  prominence  succession  jocund 

competent  chamois  caterer  ferrule 

stringent  tributary  capacity  congregate 

133 

WORD  BUILDING 

Migra.TG  (migratus)  ;  Radicals — migr,  migrat=to  wander,  to 

go  from  place  to  place. 

vSVrwere  (structus)  ;  Radicals — stru,  struct=to  build. 
emigrant  (em,  out;  migr,  to  wander;  ant,  one  who),  one  who 

wanders  from  or  leaves  a  country, 
construction  (con,  together;  struct,  to  build,  ion,  act  of),  act  of 

building  together. 

migratory  Can  you  name  some  migratory  birds? 

structures  Concrete  structures  are  very  substantial, 

emigrate  People  emigrate  from  their  native  land  and 

immigrate  immigrate  to  the  land  of  their  choice. 

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epitaph  affliction  burglary  articulate 

intrusion  vitality  cashmere  indignant 

liberally  transient  bequest  absolutely 

ammunition         excelsior  inundate  contortion 


drapery 
compulsory 
essential 
identity 


erosion 
indolence 
judicious 
sentinel 


135 

intellectual 
contour 
antidote 
cowardice 


allege 

explanation 
chagrin 
decorum 


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136 


capsule 
deformity 
flippant 
grievous 

cylinder 
memento 
pathetic 
obsolete 

morgue 
memorable 
pleurisy 
raspberry 

harmonize 
credential 
equation 
remonstrance 

137 

adoration 
shriveled 
quarantine 
renovate 

profusion 
popularity 
reverence 
extravagance 

humiliate 
porcelain 
reprimand 
appreciate 

glycerine 
anarchy 
prominent 
feign 

138 

WORD  BUILDING 

Servare  (servatus)  ;  Radicals — serv,  servat=/o  save,  to  keep, 

to  protect. 

Solvere  (solutus)  ;  Radicals — solv,  solut=to  loosen. 
preservative  (pre,  before ;  servat,  to  save ;  ive,  that  which),  that 

which  saves  or  preserves, 
dissolve  (dis,  apart;  solv,  to  loosen),  to  pull  apart,  to  loosen. 

conservatory  A  conservatory  is  a  building  equipped   to 

preserve  preserve  tender  plants  from  the  cold  weather, 

absolute  The  Czar  is  an  absolute  monarch, 

service  The  soldiers  have  been  detained  for  service 

reservation  in  the  reservation. 


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REVIEW 

abscess 

annunciation       prodigious 

fascinated 

aliquot 

enunciates            essence 

alienate 

clambered 

conciseness          tedious 

delirium 

cymbals 

noisome               asthma 

lenient 

14O 

communicated 

embroidered        destruction 

hygiene 

sufferers 

crucifix                culinary 

amputate 

testament 

superstition         egotism 

inspiration 

deportment 

insurance             invaluable 

lurid 

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indelible 

aggrieve 

insinuate 

trapeze 

adulterate 

shrewd 

saturate 

machinery 

imbecile 

dictation 

voucher 

palatial 

ligament 

eloquent 

abolition 

diversion 

incense 
effigy 
civility 
journeying 


142 

incredible  hypocrite  manacle 

luxuriant  habitation  aversion 

excellence  delegate  surety 

inference  converge  resentful 

143 

WORD  BUILDING 

Jungere  (functus)  ;  Radicals — junct,  jom=to  join. 
Liber;  Radical — \iber=free. 
Locus;  Radical — loc=a  place. 

subjoin  (sub,  under;  join,  to  join),  to  join  under,  to  annex. 
liberty  (liber,  free;  ty,  state  of),  state  of  being  free, 
dislocate  (dis,  apart;  loc,  a  place;  ate,  to  make),  to  make  a 
place  apart ;  to  put  out  of  joint. 

injunction  The  judge  will  issue  the  injunction  today, 

liberal  Carnegie  is  very  liberal  with  his  money, 

locality  Nearly  all  the  mining  claims  in  this  locality 

relocated  have  been  relocated. 

144 

REVIEW 

judicious  cylinder 

essential  shriveled 

obsolete  glycerine 

grievous  porcelain 

145 


emigrant 
migratory 
liberally 
immigrate 

vitality 
inundate 
transient 
drapery 

arbitrary 
prejudice 
impostor 
dilution 


cushioned 
eligible 
deliberate 
lithe 


cranium 
encroach 
retention 
kindergarten 


lacerate 
extortion 
furlough 
epicure 


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GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


146 

feasible 
hindrance 
graduation 
estuary 

illustrated 
alacrity 
gratifying 
arrogant 

generalize 
agility 
decanter 
efficient 

designated 
enumerate 
cathedral 
contagious 

147 

hoax 
extremity 
gigantic 
hypnotize 

buoyancy 
inspiration 
jubilant 
fallacy 

fidelity 
eradicate 
incurable 
lateral 

ineffectual 
plausible 
implicitly 
gormand 

to  make  ready,   to 


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WORD  BUILDING 

Parare    (paratus)  ;  Radicals — par,  parat 

prepare. 

Primus ;  Radical — prim=first,  original. 
More;  Radical — mar=the  sea. 

prepare  (pre,  before;  par,  to  make  ready),  make  ready  before, 
primary  (prim,  first;  ary,  relating  to),  relating  to  the  first, 
marine  (mar,  the  sea;  ine,  pertaining  to),  pertaining  to  the  sea. 

mariner  The    United    States   navy   includes    several 

submarine  excellent  submarine  vessels, 

comparing  After  comparing  the  ores,  he  concluded  that 

separated  the  minerals  in  them  should  be  separated. 

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exhaustion 

spherical 

captious 

combination 

flagrant 

terraces 

tabouret 

subterfuge 

idolatry 

schedule 

scavenger 

resignation 

insulate 

retaliate 

buoyant 

celluloid 

150 

REVIEW 

absolute  testament  ligament  incredible 

reservation          culinary  palatial  locality 

dissolve  superstition         manacle  liberal 

conservative        aggrieve  delegate  subjoin 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

GENERAL  REVIEW 

151 


besiege 

gorgeous 

fabulous 

vexatious 

calomel 

symbol 

issuing 

deceiver 

thievery 

patriotism 

grewsome 

sanguine 

mercenary 

punctual 

socialist 

malicious 

celebrate 

officious 

luxuriant 

resistance 

152 

chivalry 

impugn 

celluloid 

grenadier 

colonel 

apiary 

intelligence 

capsule 

incredible 

treadle 

calendar 

abstinence 

sobriety 

acceptance 

prairies 

clique 

aisle 

hindrance 

pittance 

requirements 

153 

heinous 

kiln 

reluctant 

orifice 

plausible 

harangue 

burlesque 

boulevard 

guillotine 

intrinsic 

alleviate 

ordinance 

ambuscade 

incredible 

allurement 

epochs 

balustrade 

mattresses 

beguile 

percolate 

154 

malicious 

indulgence 

incredible 

pessimist 

brigadier 

pertinence 

avoirdupois 

arrogate 

cannonade 

illegible 

courageous 

marmalade 

magnificent 

cumbrous 

mischievous 

superstition 

rejuvenate 

lubricator 

ghastly 

perilous 

155 

mirage 

reprieve 

mileage 

satellite 

currency 

euchre 

parliament 

sagacious 

porridge 

scientific 

contrivance 

annotations 

apostrophe 

warrant 

negotiate 

noticeable 

italicize 

pugnacious 

parasite 

bronchitis 

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156 


sentinel 

counselor 

supremacy 

secants 

turquoise 

furrier 

illiberal 

bisecting 

segment 

fictitious 

gaseous 

veinous 

miniature 

timorous 

feasible 

ridiculous 

appendicitis 

promissory 

equivalent 

nocturnal 

157 

deference 

coupe 

intercede 

diurnal 

delinquent 

ferocity 

aerial 

resemblance 

lavender 

tributary 

municipal 

fraudulent 

tenacious 

legible 

millennium 

significant 

bereave 

treacherous 

diligence 

elliptical 

158 

fumigate 

eminence 

disastrous 

electrometer 

solicitor 

cessation 

stealthily 

teachable 

capacious 

frieze 

corrugated 

symmetrical 

physique 

clamorous 

fascinate 

strychnine 

endurance 

equivalent 

challenged 

solitaire 

159 

reverence 

phlegm 

congregate 

staunch 

refrigerator 

antiseptic 

facsimile 

prodigious 

chilblain 

ascended 

stringent 

alienate 

incurring 

jocund 

chamois 

conciseness 

monastery 

copiously 

prominence 

clambered 

160 

lenient 

essential 

liberally 

manacle 

cymbals 

transient 

glycerine 

ligament 

enunciates 

inundate 

conservative 

culinary 

asthma 

obsolete 

reservation 

delegate 

shriveled 

judicious 

aggrieve 

palatial 

EIGHTH  YEAR  GRADE 


MERCY 

The  quality  of  mercy  is  not  strained; 

It  droppeth  as  the  gentle  rain  from  heaven 

Upon  the  place  beneath :  it  is  twice  blessed ; 

It  blesseth  him  that  gives,  and  him  that  takes : 

'Tis  mightiest  in  the  mightiest:  it  becomes 

The  throned  monarch  better  than  his  crown : 

His  scepter  shows  the  force  of  temporal  power, 

The  attribute  to  awe  and  majesty, 

Wherein  doth  sit  the  dread  and  fear  of  kings; 

But  mercy  is  above  this  sceptered  sway; 

It  is  enthroned  in  the  hearts  of  kings, 

It  is  an  attribute  to  God  himself; 

And  earthly  power  doth  then  show  likest  God's 

When  mercy  seasons  justice. 

— Shakespeare 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


:spurious 
frenzied 

herbage 
salient 

solidity 
venerable 

visual 
buffet 

tangible 
fantasy 

theory 
vocation 

usury 
jocular 

publicity 
revengeful 

2 

revolution 

chastise 

vernal 

ultimate 

majestic 
magnolia 
biography 

benzine 
shrubbery 
cheviot 

sherbet 
prevalent 
menial 

pallor 
celestial 
nausea 

3 

civilization  "At  the  dawn  of  civilization,  when  men  be- 
possession  gan  to  observe  and  think,  they  found  them- 
faculties  selves  in  possession  of  various  faculties, — first 
imagination  their  five  senses,  and  then  imagination,  fancy, 
distinguish  reason,  and  memory.  They  did  not  distin- 
continual  guish  one  from  the  other.  They  did  not  know 
conjecture  why  one  idea  of  which  they  were  conscious 
fantastic  should  be  more  true  than  another.  They 
explanations  looked  round  them  in  continual  surprise,  con- 
traditions  jecturing  fantastic  explanations  of  all  they 
theories  saw  and  heard.  Their  traditions  and  their 
blended  theories  blended  one  into  another/' 

— James  A.  Froude 


mythology 

ceremonies 

occult 

solemnize 

battalion 

naturalize 

congenial 

cohesion 

commuted 

valiantly 

chiseled 

sobriety 

measles 

mercenary 

palpitate 

repudiate 

5 

subordinate 

vagrancy 

traverse 

momentum 

refractory 

zephyrs 

unceasingly 

ossify 

cerebrum 

trousseau 

preferable 

penitent 

vicinity 

despotism 

validity 

morbid 

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GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


6 

REVIEW 

spurious 

herbage                chastise                continual 

buffet 

sherbet                 vernal                   menial 

tangible 

nausea                  fantastic               imagination 

revengeful 

cheviot                 conjecture            civilization 

7 

permanently 

preliminary          chiffon                  calcimine 

nourishment 

reprobate             regalia                  contrition 

Utopian 

rapturous             protege                 proximity 

proficient 

burnished             sensibility            reveler 

8 

existence 

"The   most   perfect   English  history   which 

historical 

exists  is  to  be  found,  in  my  opinion,  in  the  his- 

bearings 

torical  plays  of  Shakespeare.     In  these  plays, 

adhered 

rich  as  they  are  in  fancy  and  imagination,  the 

attainable 

main  bearings  of  the  national  story  are  scrupu- 

correctness 

lously   adhered   to,   and,  whenever  attainable, 

possibly 

with  verbal  correctness.     Shakespeare's  object 

circumstances 

was   to   exhibit   as    faithfully   as   he   possibly 

attendance 

could  the  exact  character  of  the  great  actors 

internal 

in  the  national  drama,  the  circumstances  which 

external 

attended  them,  and  the  motives,  internal  and 

influenced 

external,  by  which  they  were  influenced." 

—  James  A.  Fronde 

9 

pre-eminent 

cleavage               tyrannical            ceremonial 

respiration 

subjugate             cerebellum           barbarian 

clemency 

pretension   .         reconcile              exchequer 

typical 

obnoxious            prodigal               fumigate 

1O 

premises 

primeval              satellite                menu 

collateral 

sinister                 thwarted              subpoena 

thermal 

ultimatum            mausoleum          tabernacle 

singularities 

bayou                   obvious                rescind 

GRADED   LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


81 


portiere 
rejuvenate 
myriad 
partition 

thunderous 
bailiwick 
celerity 
pervert 

valiantly 

sobriety 

battalion 

repudiate 

palpitate 

ceremonies 

chiseled 

mythology 

mutilate 
recuperate 
perseverance 
burlesque 


unceasingly 
vagrancy 
trousseau 
subordinate 


11 

probity 

commendation 
provocation 
bourgeois 

12 

REVIEW 

refractory 
cerebrum 
preferable 
ossify 

13 

WORD  BUILDING 

Specere  (spectus)  ;  Radicals — spec,  spect=to  look,  to  see. 

Species;  Radical — species=a  kind. 

Spirare   (spiratus)  ;  Radicals — spir,  spirat=/o  breathe. 

Spiritus ;  Radical — spirit=spirit. 

despicable  (de,  down;  spic,  to  look;  able,  fit  to  be),  fit  to  be 

looked  down  upon, 
conspire  (con,  together;  spir,  to  breathe),  to  breathe  together, 

to  plot. 

The  two  professors  intend  to  make  a  careful 
inspection  of  the  new  species  of  butterfly. 

The  patient  will  expire  before  morning  un- 
less his  respiration  becomes  stronger. 


inspection 
species 
expire 
respiration 


14 


preceptor 
reimburse 
stalwart 
precipitous 

rendezvous 
protocol 
venom 
usurious 

regime 
circuit 
counterfeit 
semblance 

precocious 
vivacity 
cassimere 
reputable 

15 


precipitated 
cardinal 
sequestered 
tuition 


sensibility 
obviate 
herbarium 
fundamental 


predominant 
turmoil 
caliber 
seclusion 


sediment 
comely 
provision 
alias 


S2 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


16 


recurrence 
proficiency 
transfigure 
deficit 


remorseless 
stratum 
ruminate 
vindictive 


eloquence 
reprimand 
utilize 
cosmetic 


heritage 
franchise 
oblivious 
parchment 


sectional 
rheumatism 
alertness 
tabulate 


17 


stupendous 
clasp 

promontory 
albumen 


predominate 
conjecture 
preservation 
remedial 


privation 
frustrated 
putrid 
circumscribed 


18 
WORD  BUILDING 

Sequi  (sectitus)  ;  Radicals — sequ,  secut=to  follow. 
Petere  (petitus)  ;  Radicals — pet,  petit=/o  attack,  to  seek. 
consecutive  (con,,  together;  secut,  to  follow;  ive,  that  which), 

a  following  in  regular  order, 
competitor  (com,  with;  petit,  to  seek;  or,  one  who),  one  who 

seeks  with  another — seeks  the  same  thing. 

persecuted  People  have  been  persecuted  in  the  name  of 

prosecuted  religion ;  criminals  are  prosecuted  in  court, 

consequences  The  consequences  may  be  serious  indeed, 

appetite  The  appetite  should  be  under  control, 

petition  Can  you  explain  The  Right  of  Petition? 


19 

REVIEW 

proficient 
protege 
reveler 
preliminary 

attendance 
attainable 
existence 
cleavage 

obnoxious 
exchequer 
collateral 
mausoleum 

subpoena 
bailiwick 
bourgeois 
rejuvenate 

20 


circulation 

stratified 

formulate 

inertia 

procedure 

conspicuous 

guise 

chicanery 

stimulated 

villainous 

impotent 

sumptuous 

citadel 

obscurity 

languid 

tersely 

GRADED   LESSON 8  IN  SPELLING 


21 

procrastinate       obtuse 
communities        monotonous 
frivolity                khedive 
pagoda                 lamentation 

infamy 
repulsive 
piety 
recreation 

22 

capitulate             petulant 

monstrous 

restorative            coerce 

ravenous 

virile                    parapet 
observatory         modification 

moccasin 
obstinacy 

prolific 
chaotic 
memoir 
parenthesis 

sedulous 
moralize 
stolid 
revelation 

23 

WORD  BUILDING 

Fnndere  (fusus)  ;  Radicals  —  fund,  fus=to  pour,  to  melt. 
Mergere  (mersus)  ;  Radicals  —  merg,  mers=fo  dip,  to  sink. 
confusion  (con,  together;  fus,  to  pour;  ion,  state  of),  state  of 

being  poured  together  —  state  of  perplexity. 
submerge  (sub,  under;  incrg,  to  sink)  ;  to  sink  under;  to  put 

under  water. 

infused  His  words  infused  new  life  into  the  men. 

merged  The  corporations  will  be  merged  into  one. 

immersed  The  minister  immersed  three  people  today. 

diffusion  The  wide  diffusion  of  learning  is  desirable. 

refunded  The  money  wrill  be  refunded  in  time  to  pre- 

emergency  vent  an  emergency  from  arising. 

24 

REVIEW 

preceptor  protocol  herbarium  rheumatism 

precipitous  precocious  sediment  remorseless 

reimburse  semblance  recurrence  promontory 

respiration  fundamental        eloquence  frustrated 


faculties  resuscitation  fraternal  immortality 

impugn  secular  harmonious  guile 

reminiscence  mutilation  mutinous  harbinger 

pontoon  patrician  democracy  enunciate 


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GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


26 


predicament 
fraudulent 
annuity 
obliterate 

permeate 
disheveled 
preventative 
adequate 

redounding 
colossal 
distribution 
enervate 

criterion 
dogmatic 
fabulous 
evolution 

27 

discordant  chateau  rhetorical  surveillance 

fabricate  rotunda  stamina  tenacity 

caboose  compensate  demonstration  duplicity 

enigma  rigorous  encompassed  velveteen 

28 
WORD  BUILDING 

Ponere  (positus)  ;  Radicals — pon,  posit=/o  place. 

Gratus — Radical — grat=zthankful,  pleasing. 

composition  (com,  together;  posit,  to  place;  ion,  act  of),  the 

act  of  putting  or  placing  together, 
gratitude    (grat,  thankful,   pleasing;   tude,  condition  or   state 

of),  state  of  being  pleased;  thankfulness. 

positive  The  attorney  was  positive  that  his  opponent 

opponent  had  agreed  to  a  postponement  of  the  trial,  but 

postponement  he  was  unable  to  prove  it  by  the  records, 

gratification  We  express  gratification  over  successes,  and 

grateful  gratitude  for  favors  received. 


chandelier 
dissevered 
credulity 
strychnine 

submissive 
dotage 
emblazon 
ignoramus 

floriculture 
estimation 
illuminated 
convergent 

strategy 
illiterate 
observances 
forfeiture 

prosecuted 
petition 
competitor 
consecutive 


3O 

REVIEW 


obscurity 
inertia 
chicanery 
prolific 


procrastinate 
khedive 
virile 
monstrous 


sedulous 
immersed 
emergency 
submerge 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


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31 

exterminate         captivate  monopolize  habitual 

harangue  tenure  parishioners  extempore 

filigree  subsidize  ordeal  guarantee 

competitive          incandescent        insomnia  formidable 

32 


impertinence 
bounteously 
stereotype 
sectarian 

nucleus 
ostensible 
texture 
summarize 

fastidious 
sterilize 
textile 
intrigue 

aluminum 
advantageous 
diffusion 
enmities 

33 

WORD  BUILDING 

Portare  (portatus)  ;  Radical — port=/o  carry. 

Fortis  ;  Radical — fort — strong. 

Aptus;  Radical — apt=fit,  suitable. 

deportment  (de,  down,  away;  port,  to  carry;  ment,  state  of), 

manner    of    carrying    one's    self — manner    of 

acting, 
fortitude  (fort,  strong;  tude,  state  of),  state  of  being  strong — 

strong  to  endure  adversity, 
adaptable   (ad,  to;  apt,  fit;  able,  that  may  be),  that  may  be 

fitted  to — suitable  for. 


reported 
transportation 


The  general  has  reported  that  the  transpor- 
tation facilities  are  inadequate. 


34 


exhortation 

convulsion 

grotesque 

fallible 

imputation 

sedition 

vitiate 

epithet 

deliverance 

discernible 

chiffonier 

garnered 

enhanced 

facility 

graphic 

facilitate 

35 


erroneous 
crevasse 
effervesce 
statistics 

despicable 
encumber 
fluctuate 
grievance 

hyacinth 
supervision 
terrestrial 
extradite 

sustenance 
fissure 
challenged 
impetuously 

86 


GRADED   LESSONS   IN  SPELLING 


36 

REVIEW 

resuscitation        fraudulent  discordant  gratification 

guile  obliterate  surveillance  chandelier 

patrician  colossal  fabricate  illiterate 

impugn  redounding          congratulate  observances 

37 


ethereal 
imminent 
flaunt 
dyspepsia 

inevitable 
chivalrous 
cogent 
vestibule 

usurper 
filibuster 
innovation 
sedentary 

filaments 
uncomfortable 
expenditure 
hysterical 

38 

WORD  BUILDING 

Graphe'm  (Gr.)  ;  Radical — graph=/o  write. 

Logos   (Gr.)  ;  Radical — log=speech,  science,  discourse. 

autobiography    (auto,   self;   bio,   life;   graph,   to   write),   that 

which  a  person  writes  about  his  own  life, 
zoology   (zoo,  animal;  log,  science),  the  science  which  treats 

of  animals. 


autograph 
autopsy 
monologues 
dialogue 
etymology 

The  President  gave  her  his  autograph. 
An  autopsy  is  a  post-mortem  examination. 
"Wordsworth's   finest   passages    are   mono- 
logues." 
Etymology  treats  of  the  structure  of  words. 

39 

fictitious 
glacial 
homicide 
extricate 

implicate 
ferocious 
impetuous 
expedite 

garniture 
prodigal 
requisite 
horticulture 

immutable 
fanaticism 
exultation 
arraign 

40 

exorbitant 
glossary 
intangible 
laconic 

luxurious 
felicitous 
genesis 
felicity 

improvise 
explorations 
ingredient 
alleviate 

manipulate 
adaptability 
fealty 
espouse 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


87 


41 

judiciary 
albatross 
monotony 
ostracize 

laureate 
parasite 
transportation 
javelins 

ingenious 
lancet 
nutrition 
partiality 

42 

REVIEW 

impertinence 
stereotype 
ostensible 
adaptable 

deportment 
transportation 
exhortation 
chiffonier 

fallible 
erroneous 
challenged 
impetuously 

exaggerate 
infallible 
levity 
jeopardy 


filigree 
incandescent 
parishioners 
harangue 

43 

WORD  BUILDING 

Venire  (ventus)  ;  Radicals — ven,  veni=to  come. 

Lex;  Radical — leg=a  law  or  rule. 

Liters.;  Radical — liter=a  letter. 

convention  (con,  together;  vent,  to  come;  ion,  act  of),  the  act 
of  meeting  or  coming  together ;  an  assembly. 

legal  (leg,  a  law;  al,  pertaining  to),  pertaining  to  law. 

literary  (liter,  a  letter;  ary,  pertaining  to),  pertaining  or  be- 
longing to  letters  or  learning. 

Americans  lead  the  world  in  inventions,  and 
have  produced  much  good  literature. 

He  thinks  the  United  States  will  intervene. 


inventions 

literature 

intervene 


44 


inaugurate 
labyrinth 
justifiable 
numerical 

scrofula 
technical 
inoculate 
mongrel 

inherent 
verbena 
undefiled 
osculate 

junket 
malicious 
inconstancy 
treasonable 

45 


lubricate 
lymphatic 
felicitate 
infuriate 


incentive 
intrigue 
lyric 
fantastic 


disaffection 
degenerate 
ghoul 
hilarious 


environment 
inculcate 
limekilns 
extricate 


88  GRADED   LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 

46 

intricate  ironical  incorporate  loquacious 

linguist  periodicals  efficiency  diphtheria 

anterior  wretchedness       deprecate  laudable 

perpetual  triumphant  dramatize  incision 

47 


iniquity 
deciduous 
enumerating 
tribunal 

venomous 
liquidate 
decipher 
exemplary 

deficiencies 
embryo 
influential 
logician 

infatuate 
declamation 
excrement 
evacuate 

48 
WORD  BUILDING 

Fidere  (fidus)  ;  Radical — M=to  trust. 

Fides ;  Radical — hd.=^faith. 

Forma ;  Radical — form=shape,  form. 

diffident  (dif,  not;  fid,  to  trust;  ent,  being),  being  not  trustful; 

not  trusting  one's  self, 
confidence   (con,  with;  fid,  to  trust;  ence,  state  of),  state  of 

trusting;  having  faith  in. 
reform  (re,  again;  form,  shape  or  form),  to  form  again. 

informed  We  have  just  been  informed  that  he  had  ad- 

information         vised  the  formation  of  another  district, 
confidential  James  is  very  confidential  with  him. 

49 

REVIEW 

inevitable  zoology  expedite  intangible 

sedentary  monologues          arraign  infallible 

filaments  etymology  ingredient  javelins 

chivalrous  fictitious  felicitous  judiciary 

50 


incendiary 
extravagant 
homage 
insurrection 

irritable 
insinuate 
caprice 
incantation 

sanguine 
pendent 
liquidate 
casualty 

prescription 
irritating 
lieutenant 
perplexity 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


89 


51 


intrepid 
luscious 
exemption 
promenade 


delineate 

embezzle 

intrusive  injurious 

unfrequented       desolation 


righteousness      retrieve 
terminate  adipose 

rigorously 


denomination 


52 


compromise 
deceitfully 
pliant 
repudiated 

brusque 
invincible 
decorations 
ecstacy 

indignation 
ludicrous 
genuinely 
hilarity 

mercantile 
integral 
determination 
exonerate 

53 

WORD  BUILDING 

Frangere   (fractus)  ;  Radicals — frang,  fract— to  break. 

Finis ;  Radical — fin=end  or  limit. 

Tangere  (tactus)  ;  Radicals — tang,  tact=fo  touch. 

infraction  (in,  in;  fract,  to  break;  ion,  the  act  of),  the  break- 
ing of  a  rule  or  the  violation  of  law. 

final  (fin,  end;  al,  pertaining  to),  pertaining  to  the  end. 

tangible  (tang,  to  touch,  ible,  capable  of),  capable  of  being 
touched — something  that  is  real. 

fraction  A  fraction  is  a  part  of  the  whole, 

fragments  Fragments  were  found  nearly  a  mile  away, 

tactfully  The  affair  should  be  handled  tactfully. 


54 

REVIEW 

literature 
inventions 

inoculate 
inaugurate 

inculcate 
felicitate 

loquacious 
deficiencies 

convention 
legal 

undefiled 
intrigue 

linguist 
efficiency 

deciduous 
exemplary 

55 


eulogized 
gravitation 
heliotrope 
extraordinary 


indemnity 
promiscuous 
eclectic 
ingredient 


upheaval 
injunction 
enshrine 
exhilarate 


intervene 
incendiary 
gesticulating 
inevitable 


90 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


56 


governmental 
episode 
coagulate 
demeanor 

devastate 
cumbrous 
heraldry 
debauch 

iniquitous 
epigram 
bronchial 
culminate 

equivocate 
recuperate 
gratuitous 
epilepsy 

57 


exclamation 
ingenuity 
languor 
dexterity 

equilibrium 
aqueducts 
premier 
concoct 

integrity 
decipher 
emergency 
equipage 

contemporary 
peculiarity 
equinoctial 
coliseum 

58 
WORD  BUILDING 

Vivere  (victus)  ;  Radicals — viv,  vit=to  live. 

Focare  (vocatus) ;  Radicals — voc,  vocat=/o  call. 

Uti  (usus)  Radicals — ut,  us=to  use. 

survival  (sur,  beyond;  viv,  to  live;  al,  state  of),  state  of  living* 

beyond ;  to  outlive, 
convocation  (con,  together;  vocat,  to  call;  ion,  act  of),  the  act 

of  calling  together  or  convening ;  a  meeting, 
useful  (us,  to  use;  ful,  full  of),  full  of  use. 

usefulness  Give  the  meaning  of  usefulness  and  utility, 

utility  The  revival  of  learning  in  the  fifteenth  cen- 

revival  tury  was  the  survival  of  Greek  learning. 

59 


effervescent 
coincidence 
demagogues 
equivalent 

commodity 
equity 
bronchitis 
consecrate 

plurality 
equipment 
dilemma 
inflammable 

infectious 
debut 
penance 
covertly 

60 

REVIEW 

diffident 
confidential 
confidence 
informed 

incendiary 
pendent 
extravagant 
luscious 

rigorously 
intrusive 
repudiated 
mercantile 

deceitfully 
tangible 
tactfully 
infraction 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


91 


61 


custodian 
desecrate 
intercepted 
protrusion 

retribution 

designate 
tragedian 
vague 

monarchy 
persuasion 
deplorable 
mohair 

orthography 
emanate 
monetary 
cupidity 

dubious 
enrollment 
melodies 
substantiate 


parity 
ordination 
nocturnal 
majority 


delirious 
coincide 
spectacular 
drudgery 


enthusiasm 
demoralize 
scrupulous 
allowances 


63 
WORD  BUILDING 

Sentire  (sensus)  ;  Radicals — sent,  sens=fo  see,  to  perceive, 

Sacer;  Radicals — sacr,  secrat=holy,  sacred. 

Signum  ;  Radical — sign=a  sign. 

presentiment  (pre,  before;  sent,  to  perceive;  ment,  state  of), 

state  of  perceiving  before, 
sacrament    (sacr,   sacred;   ment,   that   which),   that   which   is 

sacred ;  a  religious  ceremony. 
signify  (sign,  a  sign;  fy,  to  make),  to  make  a  sign. 

consented  He  consented  to  accept  the  appointment  al- 

sacrifice  though  it  meant  a  great  sacrifice  to  him. 

dissented  Three   judges   dissented   from   the  opinion. 

64 


concentrate 
legation 
tranquility 
witticism 

voluntary 
decrepit 
complicity 
antecedent 

constancy 
tantalized 
intermediate 
category 

preamble 
impediment 
corduroy 
premature 

65 

consternation       cessation  scrutinize  requisite 

dexterous  inflammation       remonstrance  suavity 

emaciate  benign  mutiny  derelict 

arduous  infamous  spectrum  electrify 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


66 

REVIEW 

heliotrope 
exhilarate 
incendiary 
eulogized 

coagulate              equilibrium 
equivocate            ingenuity 
epilepsy                peculiarity 
coliseum               utility 

convocation 
effervescent 
equipment 
infectious 

67 

collation  statuary  certificate  premature 

domicile  subtle  dignitary  invariably 

emissary  commendation     phantom  conservative 

reservoir  instantaneous      recognition  purloin 

68 
WORD  BUILDING 

Plectere  (plexus)  ;  Radical — plex=fo  twist. 

Plicare  (plicatus)  ;  Radicals — plic,  p\y=to  fold. 

Oculus  ;  Radical — ocu\=the  eye. 

complexity  (com,  together;  plex,  to  twist;  ity,  state  of),  the 

state  of  being  twisted  together, 
supplicate   (sup,  under;  plic,  to  fold;  ate,  act  of),  the  act  of 

bending  under;  to  ask  mercy  or  favors  of. 
oculist  (ocul,  the  eye;  1st,  one  who),  one  who  treats  diseases  of 

the  eye. 

explicit  The  explicit  statements  of  the  witness  added 

perplexity  to  the  perplexity  of  the  defendant. 

69 

precinct  prosaic  luminous  animosity 

cordiality  carrion  reciprocal  retaliate 

innuendo  codicil  preamble  ameliorate 

lecturing  indentation          inventory  panacea 

70 

ambuscade  resurrection         corrode  dilatory 

prologue  contradiction       rectitude  commodities 

copious  alibi  amenities  prevalence 

whimsical  embarrassment    conflagration  ambulance 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


93 


desecrate 
deplorable 
mohair 
emanate 

enrollment 
allowances 
parity 
sacrament 

71 

alabaster  elasticity  stimulate  unfaltering 

surcease  preservation        temerity  vulnerable 

condiments          apprehensive       superficial  lassitude 

insignificance      calisthenics          colloquy  tenacious 

72 

REVIEW 

dissented  witticism 

signify  dexterous 

decrepit  suavity 

preamble  remonstrance 

73 

WORD  BUILDING 

Cadere  (amis)  ;  Radicals — cad,  case,  cide=to  fall. 

Brems  ;  Radical — brev=short. 

Caro ;  Radical — caLrn=fiesh. 

brevity  (brev,  short;  ity,  state  of),  state  of  being  short. 

incident   (in,  upon;  cid,  to  fall;  ent,  that  which),  that  which 

falls  upon ;  that  which  happens, 
carnivorous  (earn,  flesh ;  vor,  to  devour;  ous,  being,  having  the 

quality  of),  flesh-eating. 

abbreviated  Name  some  words  that  are  abbreviated, 

accident  Perhaps  an  accident  has  befallen  him. 

Cascades  Have  you  seen  the  beautiful  Cascades  ? 

74 


abrasion 
reverie 
allegorical 
diminutive 

adjacent 
provocation 
arbitration 
duration 

contusion 
dispensary 
emblematical 
supernatural 

reciprocate 
condescension 
eliminate 
administration 

75 


collegiate 
verbatim 
disinfectant 

sloyd 
symptoms 
atheist 

vulgarity 
undulations 
anonymous 

aristocracy 
sinecure 
discretion 

commodious 

distortion 

disseminate 

sagacity 

94 


GRADED   LESSONS   IN  SPELLING 


76 


dramatist 
aristocrat 
diaphragm 
relegate 

appalling 
aspiration 
determined 
promissory 

intervention 
lustrous 
apprehension 
preservation 

remuneration 
proficient 
anchorage 
recreant 

77 


affluence 
persuasion 
salutary 
remunerative 

analogy 
conspiracy 
antagonist 
subsequent 

affiliate 
inveterate 
aggression 
acumen 

recipient 
appreciation 
acidity 
practitioner 

78 
WORD  BUILDING 

Cingere  (cinctus)  Radicals — cing,  cmct=to  grind. 

Centum-  Radical — cent=a  hundred. 

Clinare  (clinatus)  ;  Radicals — clin,  clinat=/o  bend. 

Clivus;  Radical — cliv=a  slope  or  hill. 

precinct  (pre,  before;  cinct,  to  gird),  to  gird  before — that 
which  is  bounded  or  girded  around. 

centipede  (cent,  a  hundred,  pcd,  foot),  an  insect  that  is  sup- 
posed to  have  a  hundred  or  more  feet. 

inclination  (in,  toward;  clinat,  to  lean;  ion,  state  of),  the  state 
of  leaning  toward. 

declivity  (de,  down;  cliv,  a  slope;  ity,  state  of),  a  steep  slope. 


collation 

oculist 

emissary 

explicit 

invariably 

codicil 

reservoir 

complexity 

79 

REVIEW 

ameliorate 
prosaic 
ambuscade 
prevalence 


80 


artifice 
pedestrian 
rancid 
susceptible 


apathy 
pneumonia 
promenade 
indictable 


iterate 
lethargy 
longevity 
tribulation 


embarrassment 
elasticity 
vulnerable 
superficial 

vouchsafed 
intensify 
abstracted 
interpolated 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


95 


81 

impious  corpuscles  tolerant  acoustic 

aeronaut  uninterrupted      anthracite  perpetrate 

unrelenting          jardiniere  lineage  undulate 

vauntingly  itinerant  vexation  vehement 

82 

vocabulary  theological  volatile  aggregate 

abdication  unassuming         antipathies  ulterior 

congregation       vaunt  boudoir  privation 

accusation  bonanza  calamity  antagonize 

83 

WORD  BUILDING 

Facere  (factus)  ;  Radicals — fac,  fact,  fic=/0  do  or  make. 

Fan  (fatus)  ;  Radicals — fa,  fat=to  speak. 

Magnus ;  Radical — magn=great. 

deficient  (de,  down  or  off;  fie,  to  make;  cnt,  that  which),  that 

which  is  made  down — less  than  enough, 
affable  (af,  to;  fa,  to  speak;  ble,  that  may  be)  that  which  may 

be  spoken  to — easy  to  speak  to. 
magnify  (magn,  large;  fy,  to  make),  to  make  large  or  great. 

sufficient  The   affair  was   of  sufficient  magnitude  to 

magnitude  attract  the  attention  of  the  entire  nation, 

fable  Give  the  meaning  of  fable  and  fairy  story. 

84 
REVIEW 

brevity  reciprocate  commodious  remuneration 

carnivorous  emblematical  aristocracy  salutary 

abbreviated  dispensary  appalling  inveterate 

incident  disinfectant  lustrous  recipient 

S5 


antiseptic 
veracity 
contemned 
prevalent 

projectile 
celerity 
audacious 
characterize 

perceptible 
antiquarian 
coterie 
prorogue 

vehemence 
annihilate 
centralize 
regulation 

96 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


86 


anticipate 
bequeath 
cannonade 
automatic 

bituminous 
catastrophe 
allegiance 
virulent 

tremendous 
undaunted 
affinities 
triumphal 

auspicious 
autocrat 
benefactress 
italicize 

87 

irrelevant  legitimate  vicissitudes  interpretation 

chloroform  incipient  oracle  litigation 

apropos  consummate        personalities  audacity 

irritant  concentrated        inimical  condolence 

88 
WORD  BUILDING 

Rumpere  (ruptus)  ;  Radical — rupt=to  break. 

Mercis ;  Radical — merc=trade,  traffic,  merchandise. 

Ordo ;  Radical — ord'm=order. 

Pars;  Radical — partr=a  part  or  share. 

eruption  (e,  out;  rupt,  to  break,  ion,  act  of),  the  act  of  break- 
ing out — as,  the  eruption  of  a  volcano. 

commercial  (com,  with;  mere,  trade,  traffic;  al,  pertaining  to), 
pertaining  to  trade. 

insubordinate  (in,  not;  sub,  under;  ordin,  order;  ate,  state  of), 
disobedience  to  authority. 

partial  (part,  a  part;  al,  pertaining  to),  a  part  of. 

89 

consistency          voracious  archery  proximate 

intolerable  valorous  aptitude  vaudeville 

pajamas  treacherously       perspective  prodigy 

aggressive  agnosticism         repudiate  acclamation 


90 

REVIEW 

centipede 
declivity 
inclination 

longevity              jardiniere 
lethargy                itinerant 
indictable             boudoir 

abdication 
deficient 
sufficient 

precinct 

lineage                 volatile 

magnitude 

GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


91 


prostration 
arrogant 
species 
pugnacious 

prosaic 
neuralgia 
optimist 
theatrical 

propagated 
apparition 
veritable 
suavity 

officiate 
monologue 
nom  de  plume 
orifice 

92 

photographers 
apprenticeship 
vertebrae 
ungovernable 

reverence 
association 
prestige 
unutterable 

auxiliaries 
proportioned 
reprieve 
premise 

necessitate 
communion 
astounding 
theorize 

manifested 

evinced 

conception 

vigorous 

execution 

defensive 

initiative 

objective 

campaigns 

obstacles 

deterred 

confidence 

inspiration 


93 

"As  a  commander  of  men  in  the  field  Gen- 
eral Grant  manifested  the  highest  characteris- 
tics of  the  soldier,  as  evinced  in  every  battle  in 
which  he  was  engaged  from  Palo  Alto  to  Ap- 
pomattox.  He  was  bold  in  conception,  fixed 
in  purpose,  and  vigorous  in  execution.  He 
never  allowed  himself  to  be  thrown  on  the 
defensive,  but  always  aimed  to  take  the  initia- 
tive in  battle.  He  made  armies  and  not  cities 
the  objective  points  of  his  campaigns.  Ob- 
stacles which  would  have  deterred  another, 
seemed  only  to  inspire  him  with  greater  con- 
fidence/'— Horace  Porter 


94 


assimilation 
veracious 
transfigure 
vacillate 


potentate  accomplice 

tolerable  reveille 

unconsciously  psychology 

atrocious  appropriate 


prosecution 
atrocious 
aperture 
vanquish 

95 

WORD  BUILDING 

Audire   (auditus)  ;  Radicals — audi=/o  hear. 

Cedere  (cessus)  ;  Radicals — cede,  ceed,  cess = to  go,  to  yield. 

inaudible  audience  procession          receding 

auditorium  auditory  successor  excessive 


98 


GRADED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


projectile 
antiquarian 
vehemence 
annihilate 


attache 
reconnoiter 
pulmonary 
attributes 


unassuming 

purity 

absolute 

inspired 

confidence 

devotion 

subordinates 

exhibited 

rapidity 

enabled 

martial 

grandeur 


96 

REVIEW 

affinities  incipient 

italicize  chloroform 

bituminous          insubordinate 
vicissitude-          partial 


97 

versatile 

acquiesce 

unwieldy 

tonsilitis 

tournament 

receptacle 

uproarious 

attenuated 

eruption 
voracious 
repudiate 
indictable 


superfluous 
premier 
arbitrary 
rapacious 


98 


"His  (Grant's)  unassuming  manner,  purity 
of  character,  and  absolute  loyalty  inspired  loy- 
alty in  others,  confidence  in  his  methods,  and 
gained  him  the  devotion  of  the  humblest  of  his 
subordinates.  He  exhibited  a  rapidity  of 
thought  and  action  on  the  field  which  enabled 
him  to  move  with  a  promptness  rarely  ever 
equaled,  and  which  never  failed  to  astonish, 
and  often  to  baffle,  the  best  efforts  of  a  less 
vigorous  opponent.  A  study  of  his  martial 
deeds  inspires  us  with  the  grandeur  of  events 
and  the  majesty  of  achievement." 

— Horace  Porter 
99 

uniformity  posthumous 

precarious  velocity 

unmistakable  posterior 

variegated  astronomer 

1OO 

WORD  BUILDING 

DzVere  (dictus)  ;  Radical — dict=/o  say,  to  speak. 
JurarG  (juratus)  ;  Radicals — jur,  jure=fo  swear. 
dictator  contradict  perjurer  conjuring 

edicts  indictment  juryman  perjured 


acquisition 
reversible 
projectile 
asphyxiate 

quiescent 
rarefy 
quandary 
promiscuous 

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101 

astrologers  conjecture  placate  plagiarize 

polluted  pedigree  aqueous  assuaged 

respiratory  astute  subjugate  piracy 

accessory  posterity  covetous  accession 

102 

REVIEW 

nom  de  plume    prestige  deterred  veracious 

apparition  reprieve  obstacles  receding 

suavity  necessitate  assimilation  successor 

pugnacious          initiative  psychology  inaudible 

103 

existence  "He    (Grant)    did  not  fight  for  glory,  but 

equality  for  national   existence,   and  the  equality  and 

ambition  rights   of   men.     His   sole   ambition   was   his 

prosperity  country's  prosperity.     His  victories   failed  to 

dispatches  elate  him.     In  the  dispatches  which  reported 

arrogance  his  triumphs  there  was  no  word  of  arrogance, 

exaggeration  no  exaggeration,  no  aim   at  dramatic  effect, 

dramatic  With  all  his   self-reliance  he  was  never  be- 

reliance  trayed    into    immodesty    of    expression.     He 

immodesty  never  underrated  himself  in  a  battle,  he  never 

expression  overrated  himself  in  a  report.     He  could  not 

overrated  only    command    armies,    he    could    command 

commanded  himself." — Horace  Porter 


pittance 
acquittal 
brigade 
intimations 


104 

injudicious  incidental  coalesce 

accumulate          cartilage  imperious 

beverages  belligerent  barricade 

caricature  contagion  assimilate 

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WORD  BUILDING 

Dividers  (divisus)  ;  Radicals — divid,  divis=fo  divide. 
Scribere  (scriptus)  ;  Radicals — scrib,  script=:to  write. 

subdivided  indivisible  manuscripts  conscriptive 

individual  devised  subscription  prescribed 


100 


concussion 


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1O6 

complaisance       boulevard  inclemency 


indemnify 
colleague 
ordinances 

assailants 
installation 
parole 

incorporated 
careened 
bivouac 

conspirator 
assemblage 
capillary 

107 

manacle 
novice 
perjurer 
insignia 

malleable 
perturbed 
convalesce 
antiquity 

coagulation 
catechism 
pecuniary 
mechanics 

nefarious 
pauperism 
mechanically 
opiate 

108 

faithfully  "On  a  quiet  autumn  morning,  in  the  land 
spiritual  which  he  loved  so  well,  and,  as  he  held,  served 
ennobled  so  faithfully,  the  spirit  of  Robert  Edward  Lee 
traveled  left  the  clay  which  it  had  so  much  ennobled, 
mysterious  and  traveled  out  of  this  world  into  the  mys- 
surrounded  terious  land.  The  expressions  of  regret  which 
soldier  sprang  from  the  few  who  surrounded  the  bed- 
Christian  side  of  the  dying  soldier  and  Christian,  on  yes- 
resounding  terday,  will  be  swelled  today  into  one  mighty 
extending  voice  of  sorrow,  resounding  throughout  our 
genius  country,  and  extending  over  all  parts  of  the 
virtues  world  where  his  great  genius  and  his  many 
expressions  virtues  are  known." — New  York  Herald 

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REVIEW 

reconnoiter          exhibited  quiescent  conjuring 

uproarious  martial  variegated  plagiarize 

acquiesce  grandeur  indictment  respiratory 

rapacious  precarious  perjurer  aqueous 

no 

WORD  BUILDING 

Trahere  (tractus)  ;  Radical — tract=/o  draw. 
Tnbuere  (tributus)  ;  Radical — tribut=/o  assign,  to  give. 
attracted  extracting  contributed          presumption 

contracted  detractors  tributary  retribution 


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101 


111 


piquant 

coercion               incipient               undutiful 

accountant 

picturesque          tincture                 tortuous 

boisterous 

accessories           philanthropy       accumulation 

appropriately 

cosmopolitan       aspirations           phalanx 

112 

accelerated 

colleague              respiration           penitent 

convalescence 

toper                    substantiate         satirist 

pilgrimage 

instinctively         installment           squalor 

beleaguered 

physique              phlegmatic           performances 

113 

limited 

"For  not  to  the  Southern  people  alone  shall 

Virginian 

be  limited  the  tribute  of  a  tear  over  the  dead 

forgetting 

Virginian.    Here  in  the  North,  forgetting  that 

forgiving 

the  time  was  when  the  sword  of  Robert  Ed- 

agony 

ward  Lee  was  drawn  against  us,  —  forgetting 

Confederate 

and  forgiving  all  the  years  of  bloodshed  and 

cherished 

agony,  —  we   have   long   since   ceased   to   look 

military 

upon  him  as  the  Confederate  leader,  but  have 

belonging 

claimed  him  as  one  of  ourselves  ;  have  cher- 

recounted 

ished  and  felt  proud  of  his  military  genius  as 

recorded 

belonging  to  us  ;  have  recounted  and  recorded 

triumphs 

his  triumphs  as  our  own."  —  New  York  Herald 

114 

REVIEW  . 

existence 

belligerent           manuscripts         bivouac 

arrogance 

coalesce                indivisible            pecuniary 

reliance 

incidental             boulevard            nefarious 

overrated 

individual             indemnify             convalesce 

115 

recluse 

sagacious             obituary               paradox 

sacrament 

respective            mosaic                  pantomime 

anniversary 

conduit                 requital                 satirize 

perspiratory 

philosophers        subversive           reverently 

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116 

masquerade 

cartilage               omnipotent          momentous 

nominal 

systematic            naturalist             neutralize 

paraffine 

resplendent          mizzentop            oscillate 

optional 

noticeable             ingenuous            insensible 

117 

mortification 

navigable             architectural        spacious 

reminiscence 

manipulate           masonry               impeachment 

signalize 

incantations         obsequies              motley 

paramount 

armistice              arrogate               parsimony 

118 

developed 

"In  him  (Robert  E.  Lee)  the  military  genius 

extensive 

of  America  was  developed  to  a  greater  extent 

lodgment 

than  ever  before.     In  him  all  that  was  pure 

dignified 

and  lofty  in  mind  and  purpose   found  lodg- 

presumption 

ment.     Dignified  without  presumption,  affable 

affable 

without  familiarity,  he  united  all  those  charms 

familiarity 

of  manner  which  made  him  the  idol  of  his 

idolized 

friends  and  of  his  soldiers,  and  won  for  him 

admiration 

the    respect    and    admiration    of    the    world. 

intoxicate 

Even  as,  in  the  days  of  his  triumph,  glory  did 

misfortune 

not  intoxicate,  so,  when  the  dark  clouds  swept 

adversity 

over  him,  adversity  did  not  depress." 

—  New  York  Herald 

119 

archipelago 

armament            mitigate               articulate 

manifested 

abhorrence          inadvertent          maintenance 

subordinate 

negotiable            maudlin                patronize 

meditation 

operative              mooted                 mandamus 

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REVIEW 

pecuniary 

traveled                retribution           boisterous 

nefarious 

soldier                  detractors            beleaguered 

coagulation 

spiritual                incipient               satirist 

malleable 

tributary              coercion               substantiate 

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SYNONYMS 
121 

A  synonym  is  one  of  two  or  more  words  in  a  language  which 
have  the  same  meaning,  or  nearly  the  same  meaning.  Usually, 
however,  synonyms  differ  a  little  in  meaning ;  as,  character  and 
reputation  (see  illustration  below). 

Any  one  who  wishes  to  become  really  proficient  in  the  use 
of  the  English  language  must  be  able  to  select  the  word  that 
will  express  the  exact  meaning  that  he  wishes  to  express.  In 
order  to  do  this  he  must  devote  some  time  to  the  study  of 
synonyms  and  must  have  much  practice  in  their  use. 

The  next  twenty-nine  lessons  are  devoted  to  synonyms.  In 
addition  to  learning  to  spell  all  of  these  synonyms,  the  pupil 
should  study  the  different  shades  of  meaning  expressed  by 
those  used  in  the  illustrative  lessons,  and  should  use  the  others 
in  sentences.  This  practice  may  teach  him  to  use  them  cor- 
rectly. 

character  Character  is  what  you  really  are ;  reputation 
reputation  is  what  people  say  you  are. 
admirable                 A  man's  character  may  be  admirable;  repu- 
excellent  tations  may  be  excellent;  and  the  delicate  col- 
exquisite  oring  of  the  flower  may  be  exquisite. 

122 

achieved  We  may  say  that  a  man  has  achieved  the 

finished  main  purpose  or  object  of  his  plans;  that  he 

completed  has   finished  or  completed  a  certain  piece  of 

terminated  work ;  and  that  he  terminated  a  discussion, 

familiar  When  they  learned  that  they  were  familiar 

acquainted  with  the  same  scenes,  they  became  better  ac- 

intimate  quainted  and  are  now  intimate  friends, 

biased  Men  may  be  biased  in  their  judgment;  they 

inclination  may  have  an  inclination  to  do  a  certain  act; 

tendency  they  may  have  a  natural  tendency  or  propen- 

propensity  sity  to  do  evil ;  their  natural  disposition  may 

disposition  be  kind  and  generous. 


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123 

ascertain  To  ascertain   is  to  prove   a   thing  true   or 

verify  false ;  to  verify  is  to  secure  evidence  of  a  fact. 

attractive  "That  is  attractive  which  awakens  interest; 

alluring  alluring  which  awakens  desire ;  inviting  which 

inviting  prompts  to  take  and  enjoy ;  engaging  which 

engaging  takes  possession  of  the  mind  and  heart." 

favorable  Conditions  which  further  our  plans  are  fa- 
propitious  vorable;  conditions  favorably  inclined  to  them 
auspicious  are  propitious;  conditions  which  seem  or  look 
genial  favorable  to  them  are  auspicious. 

benefaction  The  gift  of  land  to  the  university  is  a  bene- 

donation  faction;  the  fifty  dollars  is  a  donation. 


abandon 
relinquish 

arbitrary 
tyrannical 

absolute 
despotic 

absolve 
acquit 

124 


exonerate 


abstraction 
abduction 


accompany 


attend 
escort 
aggressor 
assailant 


125 

enterprise  In  carrying  out  the  bold  enterprise,  they  met 

adventures  with  many  strange  adventures. 

estimate  We  may  estimate  the  loss  of  an  enterprise ; 

esteem  esteem  a  man  because  of  his  character;  and 

appreciate  appreciate  a  kindness  shown  us. 

understand  "One  understands  languages ;  comprehends 

comprehend  science;    conceives    possibilities;    and    appre- 

conceive  hends  facts.     It  is  difficult  to  understand  what 

apprehend  is  involved,  to  comprehend  what  is  abstract,  to 

perceive  perceive  what  is  indistinct." 

argument  The  argument  which  he  made  caused  much 

controversy  controversy  among  many  of  those  who  heard  it. 


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105 


accomplish 
execute 
effect 
achieve 


address 
speech 
oration 
harangue 


126 

perform 

record 
history 

account 

narrative 
description 

memoir 

adjust 

127 

discourse 
appeal 
adore 
reverence 

revere 
venerate 
worship 
discernrr 

arrange 
accommodate 
adapt 
compromise 


discretion 
judgment 
discrimination 


128 

bravery  The  soldier  who  storms  the  breast-works 
gallantry  exhibits  bravery  and  gallantry;  the  courageous 
courageous  man  faces  moral  or  physical  danger  calmly; 
intrepid  the  intrepid  and  undaunted  face  calmly  great 
undaunted  reverses  or  appalling  terrors  and  perils, 
mishap  Anything  that  causes  harm  to  a  person  is  a 
mischance  misfortune;  misfortunes  that  cause  more  than 
misfortune  ordinary  harm  are  disasters;  an  event  that 
disaster  produces  extensive  evils  is  a  calamity;  an 
calamity  event  that  causes  awful  and  complete  destruc- 
catastrophe  tion  is  a  catastrophe.  The  term  visitation  de- 
visitation  notes  providential  punishment. 


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alertness 
alacrity 
agility 
activity 

briskness 
nimbleness 

affable 
courteous 

condescending  pleasing 
accessible  congenial 

agreeable  anomalous 

pleasant  irregular 


ISO 

alliance  partnership          elegant  artificer 

league  combination         artist  decorum 

confederacy         comely  artisan  decency 

association  graceful  mechanic  propriety 


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131 


appraise 

value                    unlimited             self-conceit 

appreciate 

prize                      infinite                  pride 

estimate 

boundless             arrogance            vanity 

esteem 

unbounded           presumption        haughtiness 

132 

appropriate 

jurisdiction          ungainly              beseech 

suitable 

dominion              uncouth               supplicate 

authority 

awkward             entreat                  implore 

power 

clumsy                 request                 solicit 

133 

calumny 

False  evil-speaking  that  injures  a  person  is 

aspersions 

calumny;  statements  which  tarnish  reputation 

detractions 

are  aspersions;  statements  which  belittle  char- 

defamation 

acter   or  worth   are  detractions;   a   statement 

libelous 

which  injures  the  public  reputation  of  a  per- 

slanderous 

son  is  defamation;  written  defamation  is  libel; 

vilification 

spoken  defamation  is  slander. 

captivity 

A  prisoner  of  war,  although  allowed  much 

imprisonment 

liberty,   is   a  captive;    a   person   involuntarily 

immured 

kept  within  walls  by  another  is  imprisoned;  he 

confinement 

may  choose  to  be  immured  within  walls;  he 

incarceration 

may  be  confined  to  his  room  by  sickness. 

134 

barbarous 

disconcert             pretty                    partner 

inhuman 

frustrate              lovely                   mate 

baffle 

beautiful              companion           colleague 

defeat 

handsome            associate              comrade 

135 

defective 

disorder               depression           loftiness 

deficient 

disturbance          despondency        haughtiness 

imperfect 

commotion           melancholy          falter 

confusion 

dejection              dignity                  hesitate 

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136 


discredit 

scornful               illustrious            business 

dishonor 
disgrace 
disdainful 

contemptuous      distinguished       avocation 
supercilious         prominent            occupation 
eminent                employment         vocation 

137 

fable 
fiction 
parable 
allegory 

novel                    perfidious             possible 
romance               famous                 practicable 

faithless               celebrated            inadequate 

treacherous          feasible                 insufficient 

138 

list 
roll 
catalog 
inventory 
register 
rites 
ceremonies 
observance 

Lists  contain  simply  names  of  individuals  or 
things  ;    a    catalog    gives    information    about 
those  named;  inventories  are  lists  of  movable 
goods;  books  containing  the  names  of  pupils 
and  information  about  them  are  registers. 
Religious  acts  may  be  referred  to  as  rites 
or  ceremonies;  the  keeping  of  a  holiday  as  the 
observance  of  that  day. 

celebrates 

A  nation  celebrates  what  is  illustrious  in  its 

commemorates 

history  and  commemorates  what  is  dear. 

deception 
delusion 

When  they  studied  his  deception,  they  found 
that  it  was  due  to  a  long  cherished  delusion. 

139 

pretend 
simulate 
dissemble 

fruitful                 compliment          terrify 
prolific                  adulation              intimidate 

productive           blandishment       instrument 

fertile 

flattery                 frighten               implement 

140 

superb 
majestic 
imposing 
magnificent 

stately                   vehement              unlearned 
splendid               impetuous            unlettered 

furious                  ignorant               meditate 
violent                  illiterate               contemplate 

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141 


indistinct 

sedition                mutiny                 interpose 

confused 

rebellion               defection              mediate 

obscure 

revolt                   riot                       interfere 

insurrection 

revolution            intercede              intermeddle 

142 

loquacious 

humble                  harmony               remembrance 

talkative 

modest                 accordance           reminiscence 

garrulous 

diffident                memory                modify 

lowly 

melody                 recollection          qualify 

143 

variation 

Variations  may  occur  in  the  same  variety  of 

variety 

roses  or  among  the  individuals  of  any  kind  or 

alteration 

variety;  an  alteration  is  a  change  in  the  in- 

change 

dividual  or  thing  itself. 

management 

Management  usually  refers  to  business  af- 

administration 

fairs;  administration  to  public  affairs. 

cheer 

To  cheer  is  to  put  into  better  spirits  ;  to  en- 

enliven 

liven  or  animate  is  to  infuse  with  new  energy 

animate 

or  life;  encourage  is  to  give  heart  and  new 

encourage 

impulse;  exhilarate  is  to  give  joy  or  pleasure 

exhilarate 

in  an  unusual  degree  ;  to  comfort  is  to  give  re- 

comfort 

lief  from  mental  worry  or  bodily  pain. 

144 

mysterious 

essential               affecting:              prevalent 

mystical 

requisite               tragic                   percolate 

magical 

needful                 predominant        permeate 

necessary 

pathetic                prevailing            pervade 

145 

mercy 

commiseration     pacific                   submissive 

clemency 

condolence           obedient               dutiful 

leniency 

sympathy             compliant            precarious 

compassion 

peaceable              yielding                uncertain 

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146 

privacy 

loneliness             havoc                   miraculous 

retirement 

ravage                  supernatural        proposal 

solitude 

devastation          preternatural       proposition 

seclusion 

desolation            superhuman        overture 

147 

proxy 

restoration           reasonable           abusive 

substitute 

qualified               recognize             transparent 

reparation 

competent            acknowledge       translucent 

restitution 

rational                scurrilous             pellucid 

148 

circumstances 

Circumstances  may  determine  our  actions; 

situation 

the  situation  of  an  army  may  be  desperate  ;  an 

incident 

incident  is  a  fact  or  happening  that  may  have 

fact 

no    important    relation    to    other    things;   an 

event 

event  is  a  rather  important  occurrence  and  is 

occurrence 

usually  directly  connected  with  other  things. 

encumber 

A  heavy  load  may  encumber  a  person;  bad 

impede 

roads  may  impede  the  advance  of  an  army; 

obstruct 

drifts  of  snow  may  obstruct  a  road  ;  various 

embarrass 

things  may  embarrass  a  person. 

conclusive 

We  may  say  that  an  argument  is  conclusive 

decisive 

and  that  a  victory  is  decisive. 

149 

secrecy 

transitory            treasonable          expressive 

concealment 

fleeting                 sentimental          ugliness 

temporary 

treacherous          romantic              deformity 

transient 

traitorous             significant            disfigurement 

ISO 

singular 

expedition           proportion           wearisome 

extraordinary 

strenuous             thoughtful           tedious 

undertaking 

energetic              considerate          waste 

enterprise 

symmetry             tiresome               squander 

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GENERAL  REVIEW 

151 

spurious 
tangible 
vernal 
imagination 
buffet 

herbage 
revengeful 
fantastic 
sobriety 
cerebrum 

chiseled 
ossify 
preferable 
unceasingly 
repudiate 

valiantly 
obnoxious 
attendance 
protege 
reveler 

152 

mausoleum 
cleavage 
subpoena 
proficient 
precipitous 

precocious 
sediment 
recurrence 
semblance 
fundamental 

herbarium 
procrastinate 
khedive 
consecutive 
chicanery 

virile 
emergency 
sedulous 
competitor 
surveillance 

153 

illiterate 

discordant 

ostensible 

infallible 

patrician 
resuscitation 
redounding 
colossal 

observances 
erroneous 
filigree 
stereotype 

impertinence 
adaptable 
chiffonier 
incandescent 

filaments 
sedentary 
fictitious 
arraign 

154 

expedite 
chivalrous 
ingredient 
undefiled 
linguist 

inculcate 
inaugurate 
loquacious 
deficiencies 
efficiency 

deciduous 
incendiary 
extravagant 
deceitfully 
tangible 

pendent 
confidence 
extravagant 
rigorously 
repudiated 

155 

equilibrium 
coagulate 
heliotrope 
coliseum 
effervescent 

epilepsy 
ingenuity 
parity 
suavity 
emanate 

decrepit 
allowances 
deplorable 
desecrate 

witticism 

ameliorate 
prevalence 
codicil 
collation 
ambuscade 

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111 


reservoir 
vulnerable 
superficial 
commodious 
emblematical 

carnivorous 
recipient 
inveterate 
appalling 
dispensary 

disinfectant 
jardiniere 
lethargy 
indictable 
proximity 

centipede 
lineage 
boudoir 
itinerant 
incipient 

157 

projectile 
annihilate 
bituminous 
vicissitudes 
voracious 

italicize 
chloroform 
prestige 
reprieve 
receding 

nom  de  plume 
deterred 
veracious 
suavity 
initiative 

reconnoiter 
precarious 
indictment 
plagiarize 
grandeur 

158 

uproarious 
acquiesce 
variegated 
belligerent 
pecuniary 

arrogance 
anniversary 
conduit 
paradox 
boulevard 

nefarious 
solder 
malleable 
beleaguered 
traveled 

tributary 
retribution 
satirist 
incipient 
coagulation 

. 

159 

arbitrary 
exonerate 
propitious 
auspicious 
controversy 

memoir 
harangue 
discernment 
judgment 
affable 

propriety 
arrogance 
appropriate 
colleague 
dejection 

supercilious 
avocation 
perfidious 
inadequate 
loquacious 

160 

leniency 
precarious 
absolve 
auspicious 
prominent 

devastation          impede 
translucent           scurrilous 
assailant               genial 
contemptuous      possible 
discredit               confused 

symmetry 
squander 
verify 
feasible 
management 

112  GRADED  LESSONS  IN   SPELLING 

RULES  FOR  SPELLING 

The  rules  which  follow  relate  to  the  retaining  or  dropping 
of  final  e ;  to  the  retaining  or  changing  of  final  y ;  and  to  the 
doubling  of  the  final  consonant. 

I  Final  e  followed  by  a  vowel 

Final  e  of  a  word  is  usually  dropped  when  that  word 
takes  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel,  as  in  blamable  and 
moving.  The  more  important  exceptions  are:  (a)  If  a 
suffix  beginning  with  a  or  o  is  added  to  a  word  ending 
in  ge  or  ce,  the  e  is  usually  retained,  as  in  courageous  and 
peaceable;  (b)  final  e  is  retained  in  words  ending  in  oe,  as 
in  hoeing,  and  sometimes  when  ending  in  e,  as  in  singeing. 

II  Final  e  followed  by  a  consonant 

Final  e  of  a  word  is  usually  retained  when  that  word 
takes  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant,  as  in  largely 
and  movement.  The  more  important  exceptions  are: 

(a)  When  the  final  e  is  preceded  by  a  vowel,  as  in  truly; 

(b)  words  ending  in  dge,  as  in  judgment. 

III  Final  y  preceded  by  a  consonant 

Usually  final  y  when  preceded  by  a  consonant  in  a  word 
is  changed  to  i  when  a  suffix  is  added,  as  in  countries. 
The  more  important  exceptions  are:  (a)  Final  y  is  re- 
tained when  the  suffix  ing  or  ish  is  added,  as  in  pitying; 
(b)  final  y  is  retained  in  adjectives  of  one  syllable,  as  in 
shyness  and  dryness. 

IV  Final  y  preceded  by  a  vowel 

Final  y  when  preceded  by  a  vowel  in  a  word  is  not 
changed  when  a  suffix  is  added,  as  in  joyless  and  obeyed. 

V  Doubling  of  the  final  consonant 

When  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel  is  added,  the 
final  consonant,  when  preceded  by  a  single  vowel  or  a 
vowel  after  qu,  is  usually  doubled  in  monosyllables  and 


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words  accented  on  the  last  syllable,  as  in  foppish  and  for- 
gotten. The  important  exceptions  are  final  x,  and  when 
the  accent  is  changed,  as  in  prefer,  preference. 

VI     When  the  final  consonant  is  not  doubled 

A  final  consonant,  when  not  preceded  by  a  single  vowel, 
or  when  the  accent  is  not  on  the  last  syllable,  should  re- 
main single  when  a  suffix  is  added,  as  in  toiling  and  mur- 
muring. 

HOMONYMS 

Teachers  disagree  as  to  the  advisability  of  requiring  the 
pupil  to  make  a  separate  study  of  homonyms.  If  the  pupil 
make  such  study,  he  should  be  required  to  use  correctly  in 
sentences  all  homonyms  studied. 


air 

bale 

been 

boll 

cannon 

quire 

heir 

ball 

bin 

bowl 

canon 

chord 

aisle 

bawl 

beer 

bough 

canvas 

cord 

isle 

bare 

bier 

bow 

canvass 

clause 

all 

bear 

bell 

boy 

cast 

claws 

awl 

base 

belle 

buoy 

caste 

climb 

alter 

bass 

berry 

brake 

cede 

clime 

altar 

bask 

bury 

break 

seed 

coarse 

arc 

basque 

berth 

breach 

ceil 

course 

ark 

be 

birth 

breech 

seal 

colonel 

ascent 

bee 

blew 

bread 

cell 

kernel 

assent 

beach 

blue 

bred 

sell 

core 

ate 

beech 

boar 

but 

cellar 

corps 

eight 

beat 

bore 

butt 

seller 

cousin 

auger 

beet 

bold 

buy 

cession 

cozen 

augur 

beau 

bowled 

by 

session 

creak 

bail 

bow 

bole 

bye 

choir 

creek 

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GRADED   LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


dear 

flow 

hail 

nap 

main 

pail 

deer 

fore 

hale 

knave 

mane 

pale 

desert 

four 

hair 

nave 

mantel 

pain 

dessert 

fort 

hare 

knead 

mantle 

pane 

dew 

forte 

hall 

need 

marshal 

peace 

due 

forth 

haul 

knew 

martial 

piece 

die 

fourth 

heal 

new 

maul 

peak 

dye 

foul 

heel 

knight 

mall 

peek 

doe 

fowl 

hear 

night 

maize 

pique 

dough 

freeze 

here 

know 

maze 

peal 

draft 

frieze 

heard 

no 

mean 

peel 

draught 

gait 

herd 

lade 

mien 

peer 

earn 

gate 

hew 

laid 

meat 

pier 

urn 

gamble 

hue 

lain 

meet 

pi 

faint 

gambol 

high 

lane 

metal 

pie 

feint 

gild 

hie 

leach 

mettle 

plain 

fair 

guild 

higher 

leech 

might 

plane 

fare 

gilt 

hire 

leased 

mite 

plum 

feat 

guilt 

him 

least 

miner 

plumb 

feet 

grate 

hymn 

lead 

minor 

pole 

ferrule 

great 

hoes 

led 

missed 

poll 

ferule 

grater 

hose 

lessen 

mist 

pore 

find 

greater 

hole 

lesson 

moan 

pour 

fined 

grease 

whole 

lie 

mown 

pray 

fir 

Greece 

hour 

lye 

muscle 

prey 

fur 

greave 

our 

links 

mussel 

profit 

flea 

grieve 

in 

lynx 

nay 

prophet 

flee 

groan 

inn 

loan 

neigh 

quarts 

flew 

grown 

jam 

lone 

oar 

quartz 

flue 

grocer 

jamb 

made 

ore 

rain 

flour 

grosser 

kill 

maid 

o'er 

reign 

flower 

guessed 

kiln 

mail 

one 

rein 

floe 

guest 

knap 

male 

won 

raise 

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raze 

root 

sheer 

son 

tare 

tow 

rap 

route 

shone 

sun 

tear 

vain 

wrap 

rote 

shown 

stair 

tea 

vane 

read 

wrote 

sighs 

stare 

tee 

vein 

reed 

rough 

size 

stake 

team 

vice 

read 

ruff 

sight 

steak 

teem 

vise 

red 

rye 

site 

stalk 

tear 

waist 

rest 

wry 

cite 

stock 

tier 

waste 

wrest 

sail 

skull 

steal 

the 

wait 

scene 

sale 

scull 

steel 

thee 

weight 

seen 

sea 

slay 

step 

throe 

waive 

seine 

see 

sleigh 

steppe 

throw 

wave 

ring 

seam 

sleight 

straight 

throne 

ware 

wring 

seem 

slight 

strait 

thrown 

wear 

road 

serf 

soar 

suite 

threw 

way 

rode 

surf 

sore 

sweet 

through 

weigh 

role 

sew 

sole 

tail 

to 

weak 

roll 

so 

soul 

tale 

too 

week 

roe 

sow 

some 

taper 

two 

wood 

row 

shear 

sum 

tapir 

toe 

would 

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